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5/9/05 Oregon Public Broadcasting News Three Groups Voice Opposition to Gorge Casino By Colin Fogarty SALEM, OR 2005-05-09 (OPB News) - Three new groups came out against a tribal casino in the Columbia River Gorge Monday. In a letter to Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Friends of the Columbia River Gorge, the Oregon Family Council, and the Oregon Restaurant Association said they're joining forces for the first time to oppose the project. The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs are asking federal officials to approve a compact with Governor Ted Kulongoski to allow a casino in Cascade Locks. Mike McCallum with the restaurant owners, says a gambling center near the city of Portland could drive prices down. Mike McCallum: "When urban siting becomes a possibility, the effects that a casino could have on the competitive environment is pretty dramatic. There's tremendous opportunity for subsidy from the gaming that occurs in those two arenas." Friends of the Columbia River Gorge is concerned about the environmental impact of a casino in Cascade Locks. The Oregon Family Council opposes gambling on moral grounds. http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/opb/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=770298 Also see: Letter to Secretary of State from Three Groups: "It takes a big threat to bring conservationists, restaurant and beverage operation owners, and profamily organizations together. But a radical change in federal policy to allow off-reservation casinos just minutes from Portland and Multnomah County neighborhoods is just such a threat. It’s a threat to our beloved Columbia River Gorge, our fragile small business economy, our state schools budget and our families, who already face numerous societal challenges in raising children." Letter to Secretary of State from Oregon Family Council: |
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