Reply #1: here's my take. [View All]

The Warm Springs tribe owns property outside of Hood River. They've threatened to build a casino there. They own the land, they can pretty much do that if they want. Hood River does not want a casino. It is some of the prettiest land in the gorge. Warm Springs offered to swap that land for land in Cascade Locks & build the casino there. Cascade Locks would dearly love a casino. The problem is that Cascade Locks is only about 30 minutes from downtown Portland. The other tribes are afraid that would pretty much suck the business away from their casinos since Portland is the largest populated area in Oregon. Kulongoski is pretty much damned if he does & damned if he doesn't. When he ran for gov he said he was against a casino in the gorge, but reality bites. If he doesn't approve this Warm Springs will build it in Hood River.

If someone has another take I would like to hear it.

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