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Welcome to No Gorge Casinos! Postcard Poll Results
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 28 January 2010

Sent to 520 boxholders of the

Cascade Locks Post Office, returns as of Tuesday, 3/2/10 

Keep those cards coming Cascade Locks! 
In Favor of a Casino  82
Opposed to a Casino  46
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 March 2010 )
 
Fact Check our Newsletter
Written by Administrator   
Tuesday, 02 February 2010

 "Check our "Casino Facts"

Click on any of the underlined text to open a link to the full article  


1. Casinos destroy families and communities; causing bankruptcy, broken homes, addiction and suicides.

The Impact of Gambling on Individual Bankruptcy Rates from 1990 to 2002 A compound annual growth rate of 2%.

Casinos, Crime and Community Costs Overall, 8.6% of property crime and 12.6% of violent crime was due to casinos.

 

2. Gambling addiction doubles within a 50 mile radius of a casino.

National Opinion Research Center Report: The availability of a casino within 50 miles about double the prevalence of problem and pathological gamblers.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 February 2010 )
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Additional Info & Links
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 03 February 2010

For more information about casinos and gambling and how they will affect the Columbia Gorge and its communities, follow the link below. You will need Adobe Reader to view the document.

3 BIG CL Casino Problems,

Casino Jobs and Gambling Primer
Last Updated ( Monday, 22 February 2010 )
 
Casino Impacts to Gorge Communities
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 28 January 2010

In 2008 the Bureau of Indian affairs asked local communites to submit
comments 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, 05 February 2010 )