Silver Reef Casino · Ferndale

Year Opened

2002

Hours

Open 24/7

Age Restriction

18+

Property Type

Tribal Resort Casino

Regulator

Washington State Gambling Commission

Owner

Lummi Nation

Slot Machines

1,000

Table Games

17

About Silver Reef Casino

Silver Reef Casino opened in 2002 at 4876 Haxton Way in Ferndale, Washington, on the Lummi Indian Reservation in Whatcom County. The property is owned by the Lummi Nation and runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, regulated by the Washington State Gambling Commission with a minimum gambling age of 18. With 1,000 slot machines, 17 table games, an active off-track betting room, and a spa-and-pool amenity layer, it functions as the headline tribal property for the Bellingham metro and the Pacific Highway border corridor.

The casino is roughly 15 minutes from downtown Bellingham and 20 minutes south of the Peace Arch border crossing, which means it consistently draws Canadian visitors alongside its Whatcom County base. For Pacific-Northwest visitors comparing the property to other regional venues, the Ferndale casinos and Washington casinos directories are useful entry points, alongside the tribal casinos hub.

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Games on the Floor

The 17-table pit at Silver Reef leans into the Washington carnival mix while keeping the core pit games intact. Blackjack, Craps, and Roulette anchor the floor. Spanish 21, Fortune Pai Gow Poker, Four Card Poker, 3 Card Poker, and Ultimate Texas Hold’em fill out the carnival rotation. Off-track betting runs as a dedicated room for horse-racing action — one of the more unusual amenities for a Washington tribal floor. Tournament play rotates through the schedule, with slot tournaments running alongside the table-game program.

Spa, Pool, and Amenities

Silver Reef layers a real resort amenity program on top of the gaming floor. The spa, sauna, and pool are headline non-gaming draws and unusual for a property of this size — most Washington tribal floors of similar gaming scale skip the spa layer. Steakhouse dining anchors the food program, with valet and self-parking both offered. Meeting and event space supports regional conferences and concerts.

Reef Rewards and Promotions

Reef Rewards is the property’s loyalty program, tied into a Mobile App and player portal. Tier benefits unlock free play, dining credit, drink service, and event-line access. The promotions calendar runs through drawings, slot and table tournaments, and free-play multipliers.

★ Editor take

The Bellingham-Vancouver corridor flagship

Silver Reef Casino is the headline tribal property for Whatcom County and the most-visited Washington casino for Canadian day-trippers from the lower mainland. The spa, pool, and sauna layer is a meaningful differentiator for a property at this gaming scale, and the off-track betting room is one of the better OTB setups in the Pacific Northwest. The trade-off is the absence of a true on-site hotel package — overnight visitors lean on Ferndale and Bellingham lodging.

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Samuel Okonkwo

Senior Editor, Land-Based Gaming Law

Location and the Lummi Nation

The casino sits at GPS 48.817, -122.625 on Haxton Way inside the Lummi Indian Reservation, with phone access at (866) 383-0777. The Lummi Nation operates the property as one of the tribe’s headline economic-development initiatives, and the casino sits inside a broader Lummi-owned hospitality and dining footprint that includes the on-property steakhouse. The Washington State Gambling Commission acts as the regulator of record, and the property maintains active accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and X.