Proposed Columbia Gorge Casino
The Columbia Gorge casino is a casino proposed by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, a group of Indian tribes in the U.S. state of Oregon. They have sought to build a casino in the Columbia River Gorge since at least 1999. Current plans call for a 60-acre (24 ha) facility with 250 hotel rooms in the city of Cascade Locks, Oregon. The proposal is located within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and is adjacent to a federally designated wilderness area. Although located within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, the project proposal is within the city limits of the City of Cascade Locks Oregon and Port of Cascade Locks (the Columbia River National Scenic Area specifically exempts economic development projects within city limits and supports such growth for cities on both sides of the Columbia River).
The plan, which is opposed by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, but supported by the City of Cascade Locks, and the government of Hood River County, must be approved by the United States Department of the Interior, and would be the first (or seventh) off-reservation casino in the state.
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