As the name implies, it’s located just off of Interstate 5, about a mile east of the Tacoma Dome. In fact, the Emerald Queen Casino I-5 is less than three miles from the heart of Tacoma, or just an 8 to 15 minute drive away. Emerald Queen Casino & HotelĪ shiny new mammoth casino towering over Interstate 5, this is the closest casino to Tacoma, since it actually is in Tacoma, just to the south and east of downtown. We’ve listed these in order of proximity to downtown. Please note that this list of six only includes the casinos that are within an hour’s drive of downtown Tacoma, and therefore do not include all the numerous casinos close to Seattle.
