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Meridian Valley CC Director of Golf Greg Manley invites you back to MVCC for the Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational. The pro-am benefiting Folds of Honor will take place on May 18-19 followed by the championship on May 20-22.

Over 3,100 gaming machines, the largest non-smoking poker room, 70+ table games & multiple restaurants/bars. Muckleshoot Casino has something for everyone! The Muckleshoot 5th Sunday tournament is New Year’s Eve at 10am. $400 buyin with $3K added. Note the early start for this tournament. The Gardens Poker Championships starts 1 January at The Gardens in LA. There’s a $550 buyin PLO 6-Max on 2 January, a (limit) Big O/7-Card Stud Hi-Lo tournament ($340 buyin) two days later, and a single entry.

We return with the ever-popular 54-hole individual stroke play NO CUT championship format.

Folds of Honor

The 2019 Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Pro-Am benefits Fold of Honor. Folds of Honor is a 501 (C)(3) charitable foundation supporting scholarships and assistance to the spouses and children of those killed or disabled in military service to America. Check out this video about the Pro-Am, produced for the PGA Centennial Section Spotlight about our Section! For more information, please visit https://www.foldsofhonor.org.

Why We Love It

“The Washington Open is the tournament I would most like to win as a player. What this event does for the Folds of Honor and local community is something that we should all be proud of, and proud to support. In addition to the impact on our community, being able to play in front of friends and family on a challenging golf course is something I don’t experience very often.” – Shane Prante, PGA

Excellent Competition with NO CUT

You won’t want to miss this exciting tournament at one of our Section’s most prestigious golf courses. This event draws 168 of the best professional and amateur players in the Northwest. Last year, PGA Professional Ryan Benzel of Sahalee CC won by one stroke over PGA Professional Shane Prante of The Home Course, PGA Professional and 2014 Champion John Cassidy of Arrowhead GC and amateur David Ganz of Gonzaga University. Each year we see fantastic play!

A Rich History

The Washington Open Invitational dates back to 1922. In that year, young Al Espinosa captured the crown at Yakima CC. Some big names have won this event over the years including the Zimmerman brothers, Al and Emery, along with Chuck Congdon, Al Mengert, Senior Tour Player Rick Acton and PGA Tour Player Fred Couples.

There have been some amazing champions since the event started. In 2016, Jeff Coston claimed his fifth Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational title adding to his wins in 96, 99, 2001, and 2010, tying him with legend Chuck Congdon in the most Washington Open Championships of all time. Chuck Congdon held the record for the most wins (39, 47, 50, 52, and 62) while Al Mengert holds the record for the most consecutive wins (63, 64, and 65). The current tournament record is held by PGA Professional Tim Feenstra of Broadmoor GC (2011) and PGA Member Jeff Gove (2012).

Play Meridian Valley CC

Meridian Valley CC is championship golf at its most beautiful. This exceptional 18-hole layout was designed by Ted Robinson, one of the nation’s leading golf course architects, who chose the site based on the stunning views the surrounding area provided. MVCC opened in 1967 with 9 holes ready for play. The second nine holes and clubhouse opened in 1968. Over the years, MVCC has grown into one of the Northwest’s most respected golf courses. MVCC hosted the Washington Open Invitational in 1972, 1976, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2013–2018. They also hosted the SAFECO Classic from 1982-1999.

Play at Muckleshoot Casino

While you’re in town, check out our title sponsor! Muckleshoot Casino offers over 3,100 video gaming machines with the greatest variety of game themes under one roof. It also offers a variety of table games including $1 Blackjack and 25¢ Roulette, as well as the largest non-smoking Poker Room in the State! The Casino also has 8 tasty restaurant choices to satisfy your cravings, 6 different bars, and a variety of special guest entertainers at no cost. If that isn’t enough, make sure you hit up the HUGE BINGO HALL located just across from the Casino.

A tribal casino in Washington struck a partnership with the NHL’s latest expansion franchise in Seattle.

Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn, located just 40 minutes south of Seattle, announced Wednesday that they would be the official casino of both the team and of KeyArena, where the team will have its games. According to the Seattle Times, the casino will sponsor all of the team’s power plays and have signage for the property all over the arena.

More importantly, the deal could push for legal sports betting in one of the states with the strictest anti-gambling laws in the nation. Sports betting and online gambling of any kind is illegal in Washington. Online gambling within the state’s borders is a Class C felony.

Conrad Granito, general manager of the casino, believes the partnership between NHL Seattle and the casino, could help sway public opinion, and eventually lawmakers.

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“I think the partnership is one where you see a lot of tribes and gaming entities have partnerships either directly with teams or directly with leagues. So, I think that tie-in just becomes natural as we move forward with this,” Granito told the Seattle Times. “So clearly, with the NHL, our relationship just helps solidify that, and our position within the sports-betting network that we project is going to be here in Washington.”

According to the American Gaming Association, the NHL could generate revenue gains of $216 million annually from sports betting. That figure represents roughly a third of the league’s total revenue from television.

Legislators in the Evergreen State may slowly be changing their minds on the issue. Last February, a bill was introduced into the house that would legalize sports betting at both brick-and-mortar and online locations. The online aspect of the bill is particularly important since it would no longer make felons out of online gamblers.

The bill stalled before it could be put to a vote. Its sponsor, Majority Caucus Chair Eric Pettigrew (D), was recently hired by NHL Seattle as a community ambassador and director of suites operations.

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Like Washington, the NHL was once vehemently against sports betting. Recently, the league has done a complete 180-degree flip on the issue. In October 2018, the league partnered with MGM Resorts. The partnership allowed MGM to access proprietary data to help oddsmakers make more accurate betting lines. In April, the league added another sports betting partnership with William Hill.

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To complete the flip, Commissioner Gary Bettman headlined a panel at the Global Gaming Expo last month in Las Vegas. The panel discussed how gambling operators can work with professional sports leagues to create better businesses.

The franchise will play its inaugural season in the NHL in the 2021-22 season. It does not yet have a team name or mascot.