Changes may include allowing for the hiring of tribal members as casino workers who may not currently qualify under state rules.

The Washington State Gambling Commission on Thursday in Vancouver, Wash.is taking up the proposals.

Once approved, the amended compact will then go to Gov. Chris Gregoire for her expected endorsement and onto the Department of the Interior for final approval.

This pact is the state's oldest. Originally signed in 1991, it lays out the interplay of the state and the tribe in operation of gambling facilities. Past amendments, for example, have expanded hours of operation and increased numbers of machines at the two Quil Ceda locations.

The amendment deals with such things as control of tribal records held by the state, types of financial institutions with which the tribe can partner and resolution of disputes.

Most of the changes reflect the language of the state's other compacts with federally recognized tribes.






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