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Oregon Tribal Casino Proposal Studied

OREGON – As reported by the Oregonian: "At stake: The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs want to build an off-reservation resort and casino in Cascade Locks, roughly 40 miles east of Portland in the Columbia River Gorge. Environmentalists, lottery retailers and others oppose the plan; Gov. Ted Kulongoski and most city and county officials support it.

"As required by law, the Bureau of Indian Affairs launched an environmental impact statement review "to document the environmental, social and economic consequences" of the casino resort and list alternatives, including a no-build option. The tribe must get the bureau's boss, Interior Secretary Gale Norton, to approve the transfer of 25 acres into trust to build the casino.

"…The report and comment tally will be available in mid-November…"

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