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[[File:Three Rivers Casino in Florence, Oregon (34226649435).jpg|thumb|The [[Three Rivers Casino]] in Florence, Oregon]]
'''Gambling in Oregon''' relates to the laws, regulations, and authorized forms of gambling.

==Authorized forms==

===Race tracks===
[[File:Trackside view of Portland Meadows grandstand and outdoor eating area.jpg|thumb|right|Portland Meadows]]
[[Portland Meadows]], opened in 1946, formerly offered a full season of [[Quarter Horse]] and [[Thoroughbred]] racing. [[Off-track betting]], operated under the Portland Meadows license, was available at 11 sites throughout the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Off Track Betting|publisher=Portland Meadows|url=http://www.portlandmeadows.com/track-betting|access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Off-Track Betting (OTB)|publisher=Oregon Racing Commission|url=http://www.oregon.gov/RACING/otb_index.shtml|access-date=May 30, 2012|quote=All of the off-track betting sites in Oregon operate under the host race meet license, Portland Meadows.}}</ref> The track's closure was announced in March 2019, following the conclusion of the 2018-19 racing season, with the property slated for redevelopment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Portland Meadows Is Closing for Good|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2019/03/portland-meadows-is-closing-for-good|access-date=2021-08-16|website=Portland Monthly|language=en-US}}</ref> The last day for simulcast racing was December 7, 2019 and the poker room closed December 15, 2019. Demolition began in February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|author=KATU Staff|date=2020-02-19|title=Portland Meadows racetrack torn down after 73 years in North Portland|url=https://katu.com/news/local/portland-meadows-race-track-torn-down-after-73-years-in-ne-portland|access-date=2021-08-16|website=KATU}}</ref> Grants Pass Downs subsequently secured a 3-year commercial racing license for a track in [[Grants Pass, Oregon|Grants Pass]] beginning with the 2020-21 racing season, including the rights for off-track betting and to simulcast races held elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oregonian/OregonLive|first=Elliot Njus {{!}} The|date=2019-04-03|title=Sale of Portland Meadows could send Oregon horse racing to Grants Pass|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2019/04/sale-of-portland-meadows-could-send-oregon-horse-racing-to-grants-pass.html|access-date=2021-08-16|website=oregonlive|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Grants Pass Downs Eyes Commercial Horse Racing|url=https://www.kdrv.com/content/news/Grants-Pass-Downs-Eyes-Commercial-Horse-Racing-508038451.html|access-date=2021-08-16|website=KDRV News|language=en}}</ref>

Horse racing is also held on the "Oregon summer fair circuit", consisting of several weekends at Grants Pass Downs in Grants Pass, plus 3- and 4-day meets in [[Union, Oregon|Union]], [[Prineville, Oregon|Prineville]], [[Tillamook, Oregon|Tillamook]], and [[Burns, Oregon|Burns]].<ref>{{cite news|title=GP Downs concludes season this weekend|newspaper=Mail Tribune|location=Medford|first=Frank|last=Silow|date=July 10, 2010|access-date=May 31, 2012|url=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100710/SPORTS/7100317/-1/sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Summer Fair Meet Schedule|publisher=Oregon Racing Commission|url=http://www.oregon.gov/Racing/docs/Summer_Races/2012_Summer_Fair_Schedule.pdf|access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref> Races were a part of the [[Oregon State Fair]] through the 2000 season, after which they were discontinued due to low revenue and a deteriorating grandstand.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oregon fair opens with new focus on revenue|newspaper=The Columbian|location=Vancouver, WA|date=August 23, 2001|access-date=May 31, 2012|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23478067.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328022049/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23478067.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 28, 2016}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

[[Greyhound racing]] was held from 1933 to 2004, first at [[Multnomah Stadium]] and later at [[Multnomah Greyhound Park]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Still going to the dogs|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|first=Neil|last=Cawood|date=August 22, 1983|access-date=May 31, 2012|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_A1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2700%2C5217958}}</ref> until the latter was closed due to the sport's declining popularity.<ref>{{cite news|title=W. Coast greyhound racing likely over|newspaper=Seattle Times|agency=AP|date=December 26, 2004|access-date=May 31, 2012|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002130842_greyhounds26m.html}}</ref>

In 1997, Oregon was one of the first states to authorize betting "hubs" that accept wagers electronically from out-of-state bettors on horse and dog races nationwide.<ref>{{cite news|title=Racing industry bets on Oregon to renew draws|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|first=Steve|last=Mayes|date=August 1, 2001|access-date=May 31, 2012|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EDAA37B0DA43548&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> As of 2011, there were 10 hubs operating in the state, including [[TVG Network|TVG]] and [[Churchill Downs]]'s twinspires.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Quarterly Hub Handles|publisher=Oregon Racing Commission|url=http://www.oregon.gov/Racing/docs/hub_data/quarterly_hub_handles.pdf|access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref>

===Charitable gaming===
In 1971, the state legalized "casino nights" with blackjack, roulette, and craps, when organized by a nonprofit organization for fundraising, and played for non-cash prizes.<ref name=johnson>{{cite journal|title=Tribal gaming expansion in Oregon|journal=Willamette Law Review|first=Wendy J.|last=Johnson|year=2001|volume=37|pages=414–15|url=http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/willr37&g_sent=1&collection=journals&id=436|access-date=2012-06-03}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The act was dubbed the "Happy Canyon" law, in reference to a fundraiser traditionally held at the [[Pendleton Round-Up]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Legal deck's stacked against charities|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|date=July 29, 1974|first=Steven|last=Smith|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9KNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6350%2C6487367}}</ref> A constitutional amendment passed by voters in 1976 allowed bingo and raffles.<ref name=johnson /><ref>{{cite news|title=Bingo! The game goes on, but so does the law governing how it can be played|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|first=Dan|last=Sellard|date=January 15, 1977|access-date=2012-06-03|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ha1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4024%2C3441155}}</ref> Texas Hold 'Em was authorized for charitable fundraisers in 2005.<ref name=faqs>{{cite web|title=Charitable Activities, FAQs|author=Oregon Department of Justice|url=http://www.doj.state.or.us/charigroup/howtoraffle.shtml|access-date=2012-06-03}}</ref>

===Social gaming===
Cities and counties may choose to allow social gaming to be conducted in businesses and private clubs, where the house does not take a cut or profit from the game.<ref name=faqs />

The state first authorized social gaming in 1973.<ref>{{cite news|title=Social gaming sports laid-back image in C.O. towns|newspaper=The Bulletin|first=Kee|last=Reed|date=July 30, 1987|location=Bend, OR|access-date=2012-06-06|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3EZTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qIYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6614%2C2261658}}</ref> By 1995, 44 localities had passed ordinances enabling social gaming, and some coastal towns were attracting thriving weekend crowds to their blackjack tables.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lottery panel targets social gaming|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|date=April 12, 1995|agency=AP|access-date=2012-06-06|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s_xQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7eoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6669%2C3007406}}</ref> An investigation by the Lottery Commission that year found that regulations were laxly enforced, with many dealers being paid for their services.

Portland passed a social gaming ordinance in 1984, but it was not until around 2007 that licensed poker clubs began sprouting up around the city. The clubs make money by charging a cover fee, and selling food and drinks. Underground poker clubs have thrived as well, due to their higher profitability.<ref>{{cite news|title=Poker gamble fails to pay off|newspaper=Portland Tribune|date=September 9, 2010|first=Steve|last=Law|access-date=2012-06-06|url=http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128398076102012500}}</ref>

===Lottery===
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{{Main|Oregon Lottery}}

The Oregon Lottery was enabled by an [[Oregon Ballot Measure 4 (1984)|amendment to the Oregon Constitution]] approved by 66% of voters in the 1984 general election. A [[Oregon Ballot Measure 5 (1984)|statutory measure]] passed in the same election, and by about the same margin, providing for a state lottery.<ref name="bb1980">{{cite web
  | url = https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/state/elections/history.aspx
  | title = Oregon Blue Book: Election History: 1980-1987
  | work = [[Oregon Blue Book]]
  | publisher = [[Oregon Secretary of State]]
  | access-date = November 13, 2008}}</ref><ref name=1984AP>{{cite web
  | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7GcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6739,2033526&dq=casino+oregon&hl=en
  | date = November 8, 1984
  | title = Lotteries OK'd, but not casinos
  | access-date = December 24, 2009
  | work = [[The Register-Guard]]
  | publisher = Guard Publishing}}</ref> Prior to the measures, Oregonians were believed to be spending "a bundle" on the state lottery of neighboring Washington.<ref name=1984AP/> The lottery commenced operations the following year, initially offering two types of games: [[scratchcard]] tickets and a jackpot game called Megabucks.

In 1989, the lottery added Sports Action, in which players bet on NFL football games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sports Action game takes off slowly as state takes first football bets|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|first=Steve|last=Brandon|date=September 7, 1989|publisher=via NewsBank|access-date=2012-06-06|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB085AA8E07391C&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Players would choose between 4 and 14 games in a given week, and had to pick the correct team, based on a [[point spread]], in every game. Congress later banned sports betting under the [[Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992]], but a grandfather clause allowed Oregon to continue the game.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oregon rules out casino sport bets|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|publisher=via NewsBank|date=November 19, 1997|first=Courtenay|last=Thompson|access-date=2012-06-06|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB08A84B3CBD3CA&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The state legislature ended Sports Action after the 2006-07 NFL season, as a condition of being allowed to host games in the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]].<ref>{{cite news|title=NCAA to bring bit of Madness to Rose Garden|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|date=July 7, 2006|first=Anne|last=Peterson|agency=AP|access-date=2012-06-06|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SF1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4652%2C1191260}}</ref>

An illegal industry of [[video poker]] arose in bars and restaurants, with as many as 6,000 machines taking annual wagers of $100 million by 1989.<ref>{{cite news|title=Video poker bid kept alive|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|first=Brian T.|last=Meehan|date=September 26, 1989|access-date=2012-06-06|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB085B21A084E65&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Use of the machines for amusement purposes was legal, but illegal payouts by operators were common.<ref>{{cite news|title=Some see revenue royal flush in video poker|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|first=Jeff|last=Mapes|date=April 18, 1989|access-date=2012-06-06|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB0857A6AAFC398&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}}</ref> To capture some of that revenue, the legislature in 1989 authorized [[video lottery terminals]] to be installed in bars and taverns, with a maximum of five devices per location.<ref name=battle>{{cite news|title=Battle royal over video poker|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|first=Jeff|last=Mapes|date=July 7, 1991|access-date=2012-06-06|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB08696369B2198&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The plan was abandoned, however, due to opposition from county governments, which cited enforcement difficulties with the existing grey-market machines.<ref name=battle /> Only after the state banned private machines in 1991 did the Lottery move forward,<ref name=battle /> turning on the first video poker games in March 1992.<ref>{{cite news|title=Video poker comes on line|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|publisher=via NewsBank|first=Gail Kinsey|last=Hill|date=March 24, 1992|access-date=2012-06-06|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB08724AC6CCC7C&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Line games, similar to slot machines, were added to the terminals in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gamblers give new video slots a spin|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|date=May 17, 2005|first=Joe|last=Mosley|access-date=2012-06-06|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=82tXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gPADAAAAIBAJ&dq=oregon%20lottery%20line-games&pg=4647%2C3851271}}</ref> By 2011, over 12,000 terminals were deployed, earning $721 million in revenue (after prizes were subtracted).<ref>{{cite report|title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2011|publisher=Oregon State Lottery|url=http://oregonlottery.org/About/docs/2011cafr.pdf|date=November 30, 2011|access-date=2012-06-06|pages=29, 55}}</ref>

===Indian gaming===
In the 1980s, the ''[[Seminole Tribe v. Butterworth|Seminole]]'' and ''[[California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians|Cabazon]]'' decisions affirmed the rights of Native American tribes to run gambling operations.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Indian Gaming Law|first=Joseph M.|last=Kelly|year=1993–94|journal=Drake Law Review|volume=43|pages=501–545|publisher=via HeinOnline|access-date=2012-06-06|url=http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/drklr43&g_sent=1&collection=journals&id=515}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The 1988 federal [[Indian Gaming Regulatory Act]] codified the right of tribes to offer Class III gaming (casino games, lotteries) within the state, if the state  permitted such type of gaming. Between Oregon's lottery and charitable and social gaming laws, this meant that the state's [[List of federally recognized Native American tribes in Oregon|nine federally recognized tribes]] could potentially run almost any kind of game.<ref name=hamilton>{{cite news|title=Oregon Indian tribes seek economic vitality|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|first=Don|last=Hamilton|date=June 23, 1991|access-date=2012-06-06|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB086925A570813&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The tribes were reluctant, though, citing fears of battles with state officials, cultural opposition to gambling, and for some tribes, remoteness from population centers.<ref name=hamilton /> By 1991, the only tribal gaming consisted of bingo halls run by the [[Coquille Indian Tribe|Coquille]] and [[Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians|Siletz]] tribes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribal economy|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|publisher=via NewsBank|date=June 23, 1991|access-date=2012-06-06|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB087042AA1697A&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

The [[Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians|Cow Creek]] band was the first tribe to successfully negotiate a compact with the state to allow casino-style gaming,<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribes in Washington, unlike Oregon, find casinos a good bet|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|first=Don|last=Hamilton|publisher=via NewsBank|date=February 15, 1993|access-date=2012-06-07|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB087B1B0E66ADE&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> adding video poker and blackjack to its bingo hall in 1993.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribe pleased with early results of gaming hall|newspaper=Seattle Times|agency=AP|publisher=via NewsBank|date=December 27, 1992|access-date=2012-06-07|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:STIW&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB53615BB98271D&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Controversy squeezing law into new form|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=July 30, 1993|access-date=2012-06-07|publisher=via NewsBank|author1=Scott Sunde|author2=James Wallace|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:SPIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB04A48F292A174&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}}</ref> Another early proposal was made by the Siletz tribes, but their plan for a casino in the Salem area was killed by opposition from Governor [[Barbara Roberts]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Siletz won't get casino in Salem|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|first=Courtenay|last=Thompson|date=December 16, 1997|access-date=2012-06-07|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB08A8DE2343BDC&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> By 1996, all nine tribes had compacts completed or in negotiations, and six tribal casinos were open.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eight Oregon tribes have state gambling compacts|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|first=Courtenay|last=Thompson|publisher=via NewsBank|date=October 6, 1996|access-date=2012-06-07|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB089C4B796C26D&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In 2009, Oregon's nine casinos reported total net revenue of $574 million.<ref>{{cite report|title=The Contributions of Indian Gaming to Oregon's Economy in 2009|publisher=Oregon Tribal Gaming Alliance|url=http://www.otga.net/documents/Final_2009_OTGA_Impact_Study2.pdf|date=June 24, 2011|access-date=2012-06-07|page=18}}</ref>

Tribes have made several proposals to build off-reservation casinos in or near the lucrative Portland market, to no effect. The [[Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs|Warm Springs]] tribes, since 1999, have [[Proposed Columbia Gorge casino|proposed a casino]] to be built in [[Cascade Locks, Oregon|Cascade Locks]] in the [[Columbia River Gorge]]. The [[Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon|Grand Ronde]] offered in 2003 to build a stadium to help the city attract a Major League Baseball team, in exchange for the right to open a casino in the area.<ref>{{cite news|title=Casino for stadium? No deal, governor says|date=March 13, 2003|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|agency=AP|access-date=2012-06-07|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L1RWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7007%2C2943818}}</ref> Later, they offered to build an 800-room hotel, with a casino, at the [[Oregon Convention Center]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dice on ice: Tribe pulls hotel bid|newspaper=Portland Tribune|first=Jeanie|last=Senior|date=January 30, 2004|access-date=2012-06-07|url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=22855}}</ref> Both plans were rejected by Governor [[Ted Kulongoski]]. In 2005, the Grand Ronde considered buying Portland Meadows and converting it into a [[racino]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Grand Ronde weights odds of casino at Portland racetrack|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|publisher=via NewsBank|author1=Eric Mortenson|author2=Jeff Mapes|date=March 10, 2005|access-date=2012-06-07|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ORGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=108C6B27D441C87C&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}}</ref> The [[Klamath Tribes]] applied in 2006 to build a casino on the [[French Prairie]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribes seek off-reservation casinos|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|date=May 6, 2006|agency=AP|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mV1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6589%2C1145341}}</ref> but later withdrew the proposal.<ref>{{cite news|title=French Prairie becomes next urban growth battleground|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|date=June 15, 2008|first=Ev|last=Hu|access-date=2012-06-08|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/06/growth_battle_line_revisited.html}}</ref>

====List of casinos====
{{main|List of casinos in Oregon}}

==Commercial casino proposals==
In 1972, John Haviland, owner of the [[Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall|Paramount Theatre]] in Portland, proposed converting it into a state-operated casino.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gambling casino idea suggested|newspaper=The Bulletin|location=Bend, OR|agency=UPI|date=December 5, 1972|access-date=2012-06-08|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2VNYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4450%2C6266256}}</ref>

In 1978, a group proposed legalizing casinos on the [[Oregon Coast]], which it said would stimulate jobs in the economically depressed area, while providing money for schools statewide.<ref>{{cite news|title=Group urges casino gambling to aid Oregon Coast economy|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|date=October 19, 1978|access-date=2012-06-08|agency=UPI|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8ZczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_OEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3639%2C5697406}}</ref>

The 1984 ballot initiative that authorized the lottery inserted the following language into the [[Oregon Constitution]]: "The Legislative Assembly has no power to authorize and shall prohibit casinos from operation." This has provided a foundation for some debate as to what, precisely, constitutes a "casino."<ref>{{cite news
  | title= From Keno to casino?
  | work = [[The Oregonian]]
  | publisher = [[Advance Publications]]
  | date = July 28, 1991}}</ref>

A measure passed in the [[68th Oregon Legislative Assembly|1995 legislature]] would have allowed Portland racetracks to install up to 75 video poker machines each; then-Attorney General [[Ted Kulongoski]] ruled that the law violated the constitutional prohibition on casinos, prompting Governor [[John Kitzhaber]] to veto the bill.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian casinos: what's in the cards?|first=James|last= Long|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=October 23, 1995|publisher = Advance Publications}}</ref>

Since 2005, two businessmen from [[Lake Oswego]] have proposed a casino to be built at the defunct [[Multnomah Greyhound Park]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Developers eye dog track for nontribal casino|newspaper=Lewiston Tribune|agency=AP|date=March 13, 2005|access-date=2012-06-07|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G5hfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QTEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2534%2C3579523}}</ref> A ballot measure to authorize the plan was defeated in 2010 with 68 percent of voters opposed.<ref>{{cite news|title=State voters deliver definitive 'no' to Wood Village casino|newspaper=Portland Tribune|first=Shannon|last=Wells|date=November 2, 2010|access-date=2012-06-07|url=http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128875590788562500}}</ref> The developers attempted another measure on the 2012 ballot, failing yet again with 71% opposed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wood Village casino measures appear headed to Oregon ballot|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland|first=Jeff|last=Mapes|date=May 30, 2012|access-date=2012-06-07|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2012/05/casino_measures_appear_headed.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Voters reject Wood Village casino proposal|url=http://www.kptv.com/story/20024416/voters-reject-wood-village-casino-proposal|access-date=January 11, 2017|agency=FOX 12 News|date=November 6, 2012}}</ref>

==Addiction services==
Investing more than $6 million annually to reduce and prevent the [[Problem gambling|negative effects of gambling]], Oregon's Problem Gambling Services attempts to "minimize gambling's negative impacts while recognizing the reality of gambling's availability, cultural acceptance, and economic appeal".<ref name=DHS>{{cite web|access-date=May 10, 2009|url=http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/addiction/gambling.shtml|title=Addiction Services: Problem Gambling Services|publisher=[[Oregon Department of Human Services]]|year=2009}}</ref> Treatment services are available at no cost to Oregon residents with problems related to gambling, either as a problem gambler or as a friend or family member of one. According to the [[Oregon Department of Human Services]], "services are delivered through 29 outpatient [[clinic]]s across the state, short-term crisis-respite centers in [[Grants Pass, Oregon|Grants Pass]] and [[St. Helens, Oregon|St. Helens]], a [[residential treatment center]] in [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]], and a [[Distance education|home-study program]] for people with less severe problems".<ref name=DHS/>

In 1997, [[Spirit Mountain Casino (Oregon)|Spirit Mountain Casino]] led all casinos in the state in contributions to the newly established [[Oregon Gambling Addiction Treatment Foundation]], with a contribution of $50,000. Leaders cited a desire to be "responsible actors" in the realm of gambling. ([[Oregon Lottery|The Oregon State Lottery]] contributed $20,000.)<ref>{{cite news
  | title = Casinos combat problem gambling
  | first = Courtenay
  | last = Thompson
  | work = The Oregonian
  | date = August 29, 1997
  | publisher = Advance Publications}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Oregon}}
* [[Dotty's]]
* [[Jim Elkins (Oregon criminal)|Jim Elkins]]
* [[Gambling in the United States]]
* [[Instant Racing]]
* [[List of casinos in Oregon]]
* [[Seven Feathers Casino Resort]]
* [[United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.oregon.gov/osp/GAMING/pages/index.aspx Oregon State Police- Gaming Division]
* [http://otga.net/ Oregon Tribal Gaming Alliance]
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