Gorge Casino Opponents Say Gambling Threat in Hood River
Opponents to a tribal casino focused heavily on the social ills brought by gambling during a special forum last week. There is a tremendous amount of crime directly associated in Las Vegas with gambling, said George Holt, who is a former prosecutor from Clark County, Nev. He said that prostitution, vice and fraud accompanied casino activities.
Holt predicted a ripple effect of public safety problems within a 50-mile radius of any facility constructed by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs in the Columbia Gorge. The tribe is seeking to build a casino/resort in the Cascade Locks industrial park with a footprint of about 280,000 square feet. If the off-reservation site is turned down, the Warm Springs have stated their backup plan will be the construction of a casino on 40 acres of trust land just east of Hood River. About 40 people gathered on May 24 at Hood River Valley High School for anti-casino arguments presented by six panelists. The event was co-sponsored by the Hood River Valley Residents Committee and No Gorge Casino!
June 8, 2006
Posted By Susan Torres
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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