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Casino Impact News and Letters to the BIA
Written by Paul Smith   
Friday, 31 October 2008
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Issue 3 contains the following important information:

 

  • - Exactly how big will the casino be
  • - What are the traffic issues we can expect to face
  • - How will the casino affect Cascade Locks freeway interchanges
  • - Why is the Hood River site is not a feasible option for the tribe
  • - What is the EIS process
  • - Casino Status Update

 

And much more! 


The Bureau of Indian affairs has asked local communites to submit
comments as part of the determination process on any possible
detrimental affects on their communites from a Warm Springs tribe
casino in Cascade Locks. You can view the letters below.

Last Updated ( Friday, 31 October 2008 )
 
Public Opinion Survey
Written by Paul Smith   
Sunday, 26 October 2008


Cascade Locks Casino

Oregon State and Hood River County public opinion

Mercury Public Affairs
37 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10010
www.mercurypublicaffairs.com

Conducted May 10, 2005
Statewide Survey
N= 400 Likely Voters
Margin Of Error: +/- 4.9%		 Conducted June 14, 2006
Statewide Survey
N= 500 Likely Voters
Margin Of Error: +/- 4.38%
Conducted August 30, 2006
Statewide Survey
N= 500 Likely Voters
Margin Of Error: +/- 4.38%		 Conducted April 21, 2008
Hood River County Likely Voters
N= 300 Interviews
Margin of Error: +/- 5.65%

Off-Reservation Indian Casinos In Oregon

By a ratio of 2:1, Oregon voters oppose allowing Oregon’s Indian tribes to build
casinos off reservation land. Opposition to off-reservation casinos remains
strong regardless of the voter’s ideology, party registration age or gender.

 

 
Do you favor or oppose allowing Oregon’s Indian tribes to build casinos
off reservation land?

 


Statewide June ‘06

 
Overall
Ideology
Registration
Issue Cluster
Age
Gender
Lib
Mod
Cons
Rep
Indy
Dem
Economic
Social
For. Affairs
Moral
Local
Under 50
Over 50
Male
Female
Good
62.2
62.0
60.2
62.6
65.8
65.2
58.0
59.3
64.6
58.9
67.1
55.8
61.9
63.3
63.8
60.8
Bad
26.4
24.0
31.5
25.7
24.6
21.7
29.2
28.3
25.7
35.7
21.5
30.8
25.2
26.0
27.9
25.0
Net
35.8
38.0
28.7
36.8
41.2
43.5
28.8
31.0
38.9
23.2
45.6
25.0
36.7
37.3
35.8
35.8


Furthermore, the large majority of voters believe it’s a good idea to limit
Oregon’s Indian casinos to tribal reservation lands only in order to limit the
overall number of casinos in the state and protect metropolitan areas.

Which of the following comes closest to your opinion: Requiring
Indian casinos to be built only on tribal reservation lands is good
because it limits the number of casinos that can be built in Oregon
and protects metropolitan areas from being overcome by too many
casinos; or, limiting Indian casinos to tribal reservation lands is bad
because it stifles job creation and denies economic opportunities
to tribes and depressed areas?

 



Statewide June ‘06

 
Overall
Ideology
Registration
Issue Cluster
Age
Gender
Lib
Mod
Cons
Rep
Indy
Dem
Economic
Social
For. Affairs
Moral
Local
Under 50
Over 50
Male
Female
Good
62.2
62.0
60.2
62.6
65.8
65.2
58.0
59.3
64.6
58.9
67.1
55.8
61.9
63.3
63.8
60.8
Bad
26.4
24.0
31.5
25.7
24.6
21.7
29.2
28.3
25.7
35.7
21.5
30.8
25.2
26.0
27.9
25.0
Net
35.8
38.0
28.7
36.8
41.2
43.5
28.8
31.0
38.9
23.2
45.6
25.0
36.7
37.3
35.8
35.8

 
 
A Hood River Casino
By a wide 34-point, bi-partisan margin, Hood River voters oppose a
casino in their county. Opposition is being driven by women.

Do you favor or oppose allowing a casino to be built in Hood
River County?

Hood River County April ‘08

 
Overall
County Commissioner District
Registration
Age
Gender
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Rep
Indy
Dem
Under 50
Over 50
Male
Female
Favor
22.0
18.8
26.4
21.3
22.7
17.3
27.8
23.1
23.9
20.3
26.4
17.9
Oppose
56.0
58.4
52.8
57.4
54.5
51.9
58.3
58.5
63.0
53.0
49.3
62.2
Net
34.0
39.6
26.4
36.1
31.8
34.6
30.6
35.4
39.1
32.7
22.9
44.2


An Off-Reservation Casino in
Cascade Locks
By a similar 33-point margin, Hood River voters oppose a Gorge casino.
Do you favor or oppose allowing the Warm Springs Indian Tribe to build a
casino off reservation lands in the Columbia River Gorge community of
Cascade Locks?


Hood River County April ‘08

 
Overall
County Commissioner District
Registration
Age
Gender
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Rep
Indy
Dem
Under 50
Over 50
Male
Female
Favor
19.3
14.9
23.6
21.3
19.7
12.5
25.0
22.4
19.6
18.3
23.6
15.4
Oppose
52.0
54.5
54.2
44.3
53.0
52.9
58.3
50.3
54.3
51.0
45.8
57.7
Net
32.7
39.6
30.6
23.0
33.3
40.4
33.3
27.9
34.8
32.7
22.2
42.3



Hood River voters strongly support Oregon’s one tribe, one casino,
on reservation land policy and do not want to see it changed for the
Warm Springs Indian Tribe’s proposed Cascade Locks casino.
 
 
Currently, the state of Oregon’s policy is to allow Indian tribes one casino
on reservation land. Knowing this, which of the following statements
comes closest to your own opinion:
 
 
1. You favor changing Oregon’s policy to allow the Warm Springs
Indian Tribe to build an off-reservation casino in Hood River County
 
2. You believe your local community should fight to uphold
Oregon’s policy—prohibiting the Warm Springs Indian Tribe from building
an off-reservation casino in Hood River County

 
Hood River County April ‘08

 
Overall
County Commissioner District
Registration
Age
Gender
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Rep
Indy
Dem
Under 50
Over 50
Male
Female
Change Policy
33.7
34.7
30.6
31.1
37.9
37.5
22.2
32.7
27.2
37.6
37.5
30.1
Uphold Policy
52.7
52.5
55.6
57.4
45.5
52.9
63.9
50.3
60.9
49.5
46.5
58.3
Net
19.0
17.8
25.0
26.2
7.6
15.4
41.7
17.7
33.7
11.9
9.0
28.2



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