"The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs has proposed closing an existing casino on its reservation and replacing it with one in Cascade Locks -- just 44 miles by interstate from Portland. The plan already has received the endorsement of Gov. Ted Kulongoski, but because it is a non-reservation casino, it also needs federal approval.
It's hardly a phenomenon limited to Oregon. Go to www.indianz.com's archive of stories on tribal gaming, and you'll find stories about proposals for off-reservation casinos in the Catskills of New York state, near Wichita, Kan., in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, in the Bay Area, in Ohio, in Denver. ..."
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