Northern Quest Resort & Casino
Northern Quest's River Tower pushed the property to 442 rooms in 2023, and the resort complex -- more than 500,000 square feet of it -- has long leaned on 88 Fortunes, Mega Meltdown, and Fireball as floor staples.
Northern Quest Resort & Casino sits in Airway Heights, Washington, just west of Spokane, on land owned and operated by the Kalispel Tribe of Indians. The gaming floor covers roughly 85,000 square feet within a resort complex that has grown past 500,000 square feet total, running about 1,650 slot machines and 37 table games with betting up to $100. The Kalispel Tribe has expanded the property in stages since it first opened in 2000, most recently adding a second hotel tower in 2023 that made Northern Quest the largest casino resort in Washington State. Here's what's actually on the floor, what the room feels like, and what to know before you sit down.
Slot Machines and Video Poker
Northern Quest's official game list runs long, and it leans heavily on Asian-influenced and fortune-themed titles. Dragon and fortune imagery shows up again and again -- Triple Fortune Dragon Twin, Triple Fortune Dragon Unleashed, Boa Zhu Zhao Fu - Jade Celebration, Tiger & Dragon, Feng Shui Dragon, 888 Empress, 888 Drums Eternity, Pearl Dynasty, Asian Dreaming, Temujin Treasures, Samurai 888 Spin Kenji, River Dragons Jade, and River Dragons Sapphire all sit on the floor alongside link-style games like Zeus Power Link, Neptune Power Link, Lion Link, and Valley of the Tiger. 88 Fortunes, one of the property's longtime staples alongside Mega Meltdown and Fireball, fits this same family. Animal-themed cabinets make up a second cluster: Buffalo Quad Power and Wild Wild Buffalo cover the buffalo family, while Wolf Run Gold, Timer Wolf - Triple Power, and Timber Jack: Going Wilder round out the wolf and forest titles. A third group leans into coin-collecting and treasure mechanics -- Coin Trio - Piggy Burst, Coin Trio - Fortune Trails, Mo' Money - Valley of Riches, Big Dollar, Honey Bomb, Bank Heist Blast, Everlasting Fortunes, Magic Wish, Mystery of the Lamp, and Secret Treasures all fall into that bucket. The rest of the floor mixes novelty and licensed cabinets: Game of Thrones: King's Landing is the one HBO-branded machine named on the official list, while lighter, arcade-flavored titles include Split 'n' Win, Miner's Dream - Blue Mountain, Triple Troves, Jackpot Time Miami, Jackpot Time NYC, Hi-Score, Smokin' Hot Stuff Wicked Wheel Grand, Tasty Trio, Baa-Boom Blast!, Devil's Lock All In, Lucha Champions, Mariachi Party, Wild Piñata, Stinkin' Rich: Skunks Gone Wild, Queenie, Attack from the Planet Moolah, The Green Machine Bingo, Gold Fish Feeding Time! Treasure, Gold Fish Feeding Time! Castle, Wonder 4 - Boost Gold, and Power Ball - Power Play. Video poker players have Game King Multi-Game, a multi-game cabinet bundling several poker variants into one machine, plus the Rakin' Bacon! family -- Triple Oink San Shen Zhu and Triple Oink Soda Fountain Fortunes. Betting on the floor runs from a penny up to $100.
Table Games and Poker Room
Beyond the 1,650 slot machines, Northern Quest runs 37 table games on the main floor, giving the property a meaningful table-game presence alongside its much larger slot count. The poker room sits apart in a glassed-enclosed, smoke-free area with 7 tables, open daily from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and spreading both Texas Hold'em and Omaha. It's a smaller room than what you'll find at some regional competitors, but the separate enclosure means poker players aren't dealing with the smoke that's permitted elsewhere on the main floor, and the long daily hours make it a realistic option whether you're stopping in during the afternoon or well after midnight.
Layout, Decor, and Atmosphere
Reviewers describe Northern Quest as clean, well-organized, and modern, with one gambling-focused review characterizing the atmosphere as one of 'elegance and exclusivity' that still manages to feel welcoming rather than stuffy. That same review notes the property holds both an AAA Four Diamond Rating and a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating. Smoking is allowed on the main gaming floor, and reviewers note it can permeate nearby areas -- but Northern Quest has built in an escape valve: a dedicated non-smoking bar sits on the casino floor near the Southwest Entrance, with built-in TVs, bar-top gaming, and its own cocktail and beer service, plus a broader non-smoking game room elsewhere on the property. Poker room dealers, specifically, are described as professional and friendly.
History and Location
The Kalispel Tribe of Indians opened the original Northern Quest Casino in December 2000, with roughly 55,540 square feet of gaming, dining, and back-of-house space. An additional 35,000 square feet of gaming opened the following year. The property's real transformation came in 2009, when the Tribe opened a 250-room hotel and renamed the property Northern Quest Resort & Casino, adding La Rive Spa, upscale dining, and a retail marketplace along the way -- an expansion that brought the resort's employment past 2,000 people. Growth continued through the following decade: Windfall retail space opened in 2018, an RV resort followed in 2019, a sportsbook launched in 2021, and a second hotel tower opened in May 2023, pushing the total room count to 442 and making Northern Quest the largest casino resort in Washington State. The property sits in Airway Heights, about six miles from downtown Spokane, positioned to draw from the broader Spokane metro area.
What to Know Before You Play
A few practical notes: the 85,000-square-foot gaming floor runs the full spread from penny slots to $100 machines, so decide roughly what stakes you want to play before you start wandering. If you're chasing a specific title, Northern Quest's official game list leans heavily on Asian-themed and fortune-style cabinets, so a familiar buffalo or wolf game elsewhere might show up here under a different variant name. Smokers and non-smokers alike have dedicated spaces to fall back on if the main floor's smoking policy isn't your preference. And if you're trying to figure out exactly what machine or table you were playing from a photo, 6-lab's Advisor is built for that -- faster than trying to match a cabinet from memory.
Notable games on the floor
- 88 Fortunes
- Mega Meltdown
- Fireball
- Triple Fortune Dragon Twin
- Buffalo Quad Power
- Wolf Run Gold
- Zeus Power Link
- Game of Thrones: King's Landing
- Split 'n' Win
- Miner's Dream - Blue Mountain
- Triple Troves
- 888 Drums Eternity
- Jackpot Time Miami
- Jackpot Time NYC
- Hi-Score
- Smokin' Hot Stuff Wicked Wheel Grand
- Tasty Trio
- Tiger & Dragon
- Boa Zhu Zhao Fu - Jade Celebration
- Coin Trio - Piggy Burst
- Coin Trio - Fortune Trails
- Timer Wolf - Triple Power
- Mo' Money - Valley of Riches
- Wonder 4 - Boost Gold
- Power Ball - Power Play
- Baa-Boom Blast!
- Bank Heist Blast
- Secret Treasures
- Pearl Dynasty
- Big Dollar
- Mystery of the Lamp
- Honey Bomb
- Rakin' Bacon! Triple Oink San Shen Zhu
- Rakin' Bacon! Triple Oink Soda Fountain Fortunes
- Triple Fortune Dragon Unleashed
- Wild Wild Buffalo
- River Dragons Jade
- River Dragons Sapphire
- Timber Jack: Going Wilder
- Devil's Lock All In
- Lucha Champions
- Mariachi Party
- Everlasting Fortunes
- Feng Shui Dragon
- 888 Empress
- Stinkin' Rich: Skunks Gone Wild
- Asian Dreaming
- Magic Wish
- Temujin Treasures
- Wild Piñata
- Samurai 888 Spin Kenji
- Queenie
- Attack from the Planet Moolah
- Lion Link
- The Green Machine Bingo
- Gold Fish Feeding Time! Treasure
- Gold Fish Feeding Time! Castle
- Valley of the Tiger
- Neptune Power Link
- Game King Multi-Game
Good to know
- The resort expanded in May 2023 with the opening of the River Tower, bringing the total number of hotel rooms to 442.
- The overall resort complex spans more than 500,000 square feet.
- The gaming floor spans 85,000 square feet with 1,650 slot machines and 37 table games, with betting from $0.01 up to $100.
- The poker room has 7 tables in a glassed-enclosed, smoke-free area, open daily from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., spreading Texas Hold'em and Omaha.
- Reviewers describe the property as clean, well-organized, and modern, with an atmosphere of elegance and exclusivity that still feels welcoming; smoking is allowed on the main gaming floor and can permeate nearby areas, though a non-smoking game room is available and poker room dealers are described as professional and friendly.
- The resort holds an AAA Four Diamond Rating and a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating.
- A dedicated non-smoking bar sits on the casino floor near the Southwest Entrance, with built-in TVs, bar-top gaming, and cocktail and beer service.
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