Silver Dollar SeaTac Casino to close, lay off 65 staff
After a series of losses, the Silver Dollar Casino SeaTac plans to fold this summer.
Kirkland-based Maverick Gaming plans to close the casino at the end of June, laying off 65 employees, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice on Tuesday.
Maverick Gaming did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The news comes almost a year after the company filed for bankruptcy and shuttered four other card rooms in the Seattle area. The company owns and operates a portfolio of around two dozen properties across Nevada, Washington and Colorado.
Just minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at 19222 International Blvd., the casino is known for its table games and bar-like atmosphere. The website Explore Seattle Southside describes it as a "laid-back alternative to the high-glitz gaming halls" and "a place where locals know each other and visitors are quickly welcomed."
The 65 employees facing layoffs include cashiers, bartenders, cooks and game dealers, according to the WARN notice. Teamsters Local Union 117, which represents some of those employees, said it has been an incredibly difficult time" for its members working for Maverick Gaming.
"We are committed to supporting them as they transition into new employment," Paul Dascher, the union's secretary-treasurer, said in an emailed statement. "We will be demanding to bargain over the impacts of the closure and continuing to enforce our members' contractual rights.
Maverick Gaming initially planned to close the SeaTac casino last fall, but delayed those plans as it negotiated the casino's potential sale. That appears to have fallen through - no sale is recorded in King County property records.
The company has suffered since a 2024 debt restructuring. Seattle-area tech layoffs and high commercial rents have squeezed Maverick Gaming from both sides, according to a June 2024 report by S&P Global Ratings. Fewer customers are willing to gamble their money amid a weaker local economy, while casinos' operational costs rise.
The Silver Dollar Casino SeaTac hasn't been immune to those pressures. Records show an unresolved lien of nearly $1,000 on the property for failure to pay a water bill last fall.
The casino isn't alone in its struggles. Marci Fryberg, president of the Tulalip Gaming Organization, told The Seattle Times this year that some local gaming entities are seeing fewer customers as the cost of living rises.
But overall, the casino gambling industry remains strong nationwide. Traditional brick-and-mortar casino gaming produced its highest annual revenue ever last year, rising 2.3% from the previous year to $50.94 billion, according to the American Gaming Association.
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This story was originally published April 23, 2026 at 4:58 PM.