The massive building opened in the summer of 2020. It’s about a 30 minute up to an hour and 50 minute drive from Seattle. This brand-new casino is just a few hundred feet west of the “old” Interstate 5 Emerald Queen.īuilt at a cost of $400 million, it’s 31 miles off of Interstate 5, and 3.2 miles to the west of its sister property in Fife. And in fact, with a self-described 192,000 square feet of casino floor space, the Tulalip Resort Casino is one of the biggest casinos in the USA. This is perhaps the most Las Vegas-style casino in the Puget Sound area. Thirty-seven miles north of Seattle, this resort just north of Everett is listed as a 40 minute drive normally, but up to 2 hours on a Friday afternoon. (Each color represents one of the seven Seattle-area casinos) Tulalip Resort Casino (Yellow pin on map) Some are located in the Tacoma area, but limiting this list to casinos within a short driving range precludes the inclusion of nice casino resorts south of Tacoma, and far north of Seattle. I’ve listed Google maps’ estimates for driving times, but driving times can increase greatly depending on time and day driving on Seattle’s notoriously congested roadways.īecause I only wanted to include casinos within an hour of town, this list only includes casinos very close to Seattle.

Please note that this “one hour drive” figure is for a normal commute. Here’s a list of the seven Seattle area casinos. The Snoqualmie Casino is just 27 miles from Seattle

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