QCC2 will be a little less than two-thirds the size of the 192,000-square-foot Tulalip Casino. They’re using every square foot of floor space they can, and have gotten as much out of the casino as they can get.” “That little building was bursting at the seams,” Parks said. There were no doubts that it was time to construct a larger Quil Ceda Creek Casino. The tribes built the Tulalip Resort Casino in 2004 and added a 12-story hotel in 2008 at Quil Ceda Village. They initially opened a casino that took up half the space in the building before bingo moved to its own facility on Quil Ceda Boulevard. Ten years later, Tulalip signed the first gaming compact in Washington state to open a casino and table games. “Back in 1983 we opened up that tiny little bingo hall across the street,” Parks said. Les Parks, tribal board member and business chairman, talked about the early days when bingo made room for gaming. Gobin said, “This will be a good project for our community and the surrounding communities that benefit.”
