The city of Kent is considering lifting its ban on casinos to raise revenue, instead of taxing residents.Pentru a își creşte veniturile, în loc de a își mai impozita rezidenţii, oraşul Kent ia în considerare ridicarea interdicţiei de cazinouri.

Right now, the Great American Casino in the Panther Lake neighborhood is Kent’s only casino. When this area was annexed into Kent, the city made a deal with the state that all the tax revenue raised here goes to the state, not Kent. But now at least one city councilman wants to change that. Kent City Councilman Les Thomas says he’s been known to sit at the slot machine, but the bigger gamble is coming out against his...