$40,000 Sits Waiting For Winners Of Locally Purchased Lottery Tickets

Don’t wash those blue jeans just yet – check the pockets first. It appears that Sept. 7th was a lucky day, locally, for one or more bettors. According to the “Unclaimed Top Prizes” page on the... [Read more]

What Do You Think Of A Hooters Casino Opening Up Nearby? Please Take Our Poll…

According to this Craigslist Ad, the semi-provocative restaurant chain Hooters is opening a brand new casino just seven miles down the 509 from Burien at 9635 Des Moines Memorial Drive in South Park: “Hooters... [Read more]

Wizards Casino Closes, Blames Smoking Ban & Economy

Story and Photo by Janet Grella

A reader tipped The B-Town Blog this morning that Wizards Casino in Burien was closing today. After an investigation, we found out that is indeed true – the doors are closed, and Wizards employed 130 people.

“The city’s (Burien) been great to work with,” said General Manager Pat Hosier.

The decline of Wizards “started with the smoking ban in 2005, where the Casino lost 17% of their customers, and didn’t make them up, and then the economy finished us off,” explained Pat…

Spring Art, Plants & “Cards For A Cause” Coming May 8-9

Three big Burien events coming up – the annual Spring Art Walk, Plant Sale and “Cards for a Cause” on Friday, May 8th and Saturday, May 9th.

Here are the details…