Nooksack River Casino is permanently closed
Nooksack River Casino, the Nooksack Indian Tribe gaming property at 9750 Northwood Road in Lynden (with a Deming, WA mailing context), is no longer operating. This page is kept as a directory record. Whatcom County visitors looking for an active tribal casino should look at Silver Reef Casino in Ferndale, the closest open tribal property to the former Nooksack River Casino site.
- Year Opened
- 1993
- Age Restriction
- 18+
- Property Type
- Tribal Casino (Closed)
- Regulator
- Washington State Gambling Commission
- Status
- Closed
- Owner
- Nooksack Indian Tribe
- Gaming Machines (final)
- 289
- Table Games (final)
- 15
About Nooksack River Casino
Nooksack River Casino opened in 1993 and was owned and operated by the Nooksack Indian Tribe. The directory address at 9750 Northwood Road sits in the Lynden corridor of Whatcom County, Washington, with the property’s city designation listed as Deming. The casino operated under the Washington State Gambling Commission and the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act framework, with a minimum gambling age of 18.
At the time of its operation, the property was a notable rural-area tribal casino in northwestern Washington, sitting in the I-5 corridor north of Bellingham close to the U.S.-Canada border. Whatcom County tribal-area gaming today is concentrated at Silver Reef Casino in Ferndale.
Ownership & Operation
- Owner
- Nooksack Indian Tribe
- Operator
- Nooksack Indian Tribe
- Opened
- 1993
Venue photo
Nooksack River Casino
Deming, Washington
What the Property Used to Offer
Final-snapshot directory data lists 15 table games and 289 gaming machines on the floor. The table-game spread covered standard pit games (blackjack, craps, roulette) alongside the Washington-typical carnival mix, and the poker side ran an unusually deep variant list, including Omaha Hi-Lo and Omaha Hi-Lo Split.
Games Available
- 3 Card Poker
- Big Raise Stud Poker
- Blackjack Double Deck
- Craps
- Emperor's Challenge Pai Gow Poker
- Lucky Ladies
- Mini-Baccarat
- Roulette
- Slot Machines
- Spanish 21
- Ultimate Texas Hold'em
- No Limit Hold'emPoker variant
- Omaha Hi-LoPoker variant
- Omaha Hi-Lo SplitPoker variant
What Made the Room Notable in Its Operating Years
Nooksack River’s table spread was wider than most rural-area Washington casinos of its scale. The carnival pit ran Big Raise Stud Poker (a rare house-banked variant), Emperor’s Challenge Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker, Mini-Baccarat, Spanish 21, and Ultimate Texas Hold’em. The poker side spreading Omaha Hi-Lo and Omaha Hi-Lo Split is also unusual: most Washington poker rooms then and now run Hold’em-only menus, and Omaha split variants only show up at a handful of rooms in the state. This gave Nooksack River a reputation among regional poker players for variety that didn’t match the property’s small-town setting.
Nooksack River Casino in summary
A historical look at what the property offered before closure.
Strengths
5- Tribally owned and operated by the Nooksack Indian Tribe since 1993
- Unusually deep table-game pit for a rural Washington casino (15 tables)
- Spread Omaha Hi-Lo and Omaha Hi-Lo Split, rare in Washington
- Real craps and roulette in the pit
- 289-machine floor with the standard Washington tribal-game mix
Watch-outs
3- Property is permanently closed
- No active website or contact channel
- No successor casino on the Nooksack reservation in current directory data
Missed since it closed
I played here for years. Best Omaha Hi-Lo room in the state by a wide margin. The pit was small but had real craps and a Big Raise Stud table that I never saw anywhere else. Closing it left a real gap up here. I drive down to Silver Reef now but it's not the same poker spread.
Location and Regulation
The casino was listed at 9750 Northwood Road, Lynden, WA 98264. The Washington State Gambling Commission was the state regulator of record, and tribal gaming on the Nooksack Indian Reservation operated under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act compact framework.
9750 Northwood Rd, Lynden, WA 98264, United States
Lynden, WA 98264
Open in Google MapsLicensing & Rules
- Regulator
- Washington State Gambling Commission
- Age Requirement
- 18+
- Sportsbook
- Legal (tribal retail only)
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