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New Casino Opens Up Along the Coast in Florence

FLORENCE, Oregon -- As reported by the Associated Press: ``It has been a long wait, but the Three Rivers Casino in Florence is now ready for wheeling and dealing.

``The casino opened this past weekend and hundreds of people piled in to play the 265 slot machines and half-dozen black jack tables.

``The casino is owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians.

"...Opening the doors has not been easy because the city of Florence adamantly opposed the casino on the central Oregon coast..."

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