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Oregon casino battle heats up again

28 November 2007

News Brief: The battle over a proposed mega-casino in Wood Village is picking up where it left off two years ago when the two proponents of this idea ran out of time to collect signatures for the November 2006 election ballot.

Oregon tribal casino adds 250 new jobs

22 August 2007

News Brief: The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians will begin hiring 250 new employees in anticipation of the newer, bigger Three Rivers Casino and Hotel opening at year's end.

Oregon bill would allow local casino vote

15 June 2007

News Brief: Residents of Wood Village, Oregon, slated for a private casino would gain the right to vote on the idea, under a bill headed to the governor's desk.

Oregon tribe may benefit from federal decision

11 May 2007

New Brief: The clamp down on 'reservation shopping' could be good news for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde.

Oregon casino may face another hurdle

18 April 2007

News Brief: A Oregon senator introduced a bill this week that could represent another hurdle for the group trying to bring a nearly $500 million casino complex to Wood Village.

Oregon study shows teen gambling tied to other risky behaviors

18 March 2007

News Brief: A new study indicates students in the 8th and 11th grades who gamble are much more likely to be involved in other risky behaviors.

Oregon commission votes on compact

9 February 2007

News Brief: The Oregon gambling commission will vote whether to recommend a compact authorizing the Spokane Tribe of Indians as many as 4,700 slot-style machines.

Oregon casino begins expansion

7 February 2007

ews Brief: Oregon tribal officials broke ground Monday on a $40 million expansion of the Spirit Mountain Casino, featuring development of an events center, set of conference rooms and new youth activity center.

Oregon casino report release uncertain

15 January 2007

News Brief: The final environmental impact study on the Cowlitz casino might not be finished this month, although that could depend on the meaning of ‘final.’

Oregon casino study results expected soon

9 January 2007

ews Brief: A key federal Bureau of Indian Affairs document examining a proposed Cowlitz Indian Tribe casino near La Center, Wash., is expected to be completed by the end of this month, a bureau official said last week.

Trump Eyes Oregon

3 October 2006

News Brief: Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. is looking westward for new development, according to its chief operating officer.

Aecon Wins Casino Contract

2 October 2006

Aecon Group’s Buildings Division has been awarded a construction management contract for an $8 million casino project in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

Oregon Casino Debate Heats Up

14 August 2006

News Brief: The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs contend that opponents of a Gorge casino are using ‘deception and gridlock’ to achieve their objective.

Critics: Oregon Governor Sets Bad Precedent

21 July 2006

News Brief: Governor Ted Kulongoski’s decision to let the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs replace its Central Oregon casino with one in the Columbia River Gorge town of Cascade Locks sets a precedent, according to his critics.

Oregon Study Criticized by Commissioners

14 July 2006

ews Brief: A draft environmental study for the proposed Cowlitz Tribe casino and resort near La Center came under fire Wednesday from Clark County commissioners.

Oregon Tribe Applies for Off-Reservation Casino

6 July 2006

News Brief: The Klamath Tribes of Oregon have asked the federal government for the right to build an off-reservation casino on an unspecified 153-acre site just south of Wilsonvi

Oregon Casino Supporters Plan for 2008

20 June 2006

ews Brief: The sponsors of an Oregon package of initiatives aimed for November that would pave the way for a nontribal gambling casino in east Multnomah County abandoned that effort Monday but vowed to return with a set of similar proposals in 2008.

Casino Turns Oregon Tribe into Political Player

19 June 2006

News Brief: Since opening Spirit Mountain casino in 1995, the 5,500-person Grand Ronde tribe has become a big-money player in Oregon politics.

Portland Casino Backers Face Uphill Battle

7 June 2006

ews Brief: Backers of a proposed Portland-area casino face long odds of getting on the November ballot. But they are still talking about mounting a furiously fast and expensive campaign to collect enough signatures to qualify their initiatives by the July 7 deadline.

Oregon Casino Supporters Face Hurdle

9 May 2006

News Brief: Supporters of the first nontribal casino in the Portland area face a daunting challenge — to collect 100,000-plus valid voter signatures before a July 7 deadline to qualify their three measures for the November election.

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