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Aug 25, 2012, 3:59 PM
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WOOD VILLAGE, Ore. – Oregonians got their first glimpse on Thursday of what a new casino and entertainment complex just outside Portland could look like. But before it becomes a reality, the project has to clear two major hurdles on the November ballot.
Dubbed “The Grange,” developers of the proposed casino in Wood Village tout their project as a high-end entertainment complex featuring local food, a hotel, concert hall and smoke-free casino.
The branding is all part of a move to convince voters across the state the project is a good idea. The Grange can only be built if Oregon voters approve two measures.
Measure 82 calls for broadly authorizing private casinos in Oregon, and Measure 83 asks specifically if one should be permitted at the former dog track, which was known as the Multnomah Kennel Club.
The public won't be voting on specific development plans and the investors would be free to modify them.
Two years ago a similar proposal was rejected by voters.
Developers hope to build The Grange at the abandoned greyhound racetrack. A slick YouTube video they released on Thursday starts with sweeping shots of the track before transitioning into renderings of the proposed complex.
Critics of the plan say the casino would take gambling dollars away from the tribal casinos around the state and the Oregon Lottery.
Link to article (http://www.katu.com/news/local/Design-for-proposed-Wood-Village-casino-Oregon-gambling-167220315.html)
WOOD VILLAGE, Ore. – Oregonians got their first glimpse on Thursday of what a new casino and entertainment complex just outside Portland could look like. But before it becomes a reality, the project has to clear two major hurdles on the November ballot.
Dubbed “The Grange,” developers of the proposed casino in Wood Village tout their project as a high-end entertainment complex featuring local food, a hotel, concert hall and smoke-free casino.
The branding is all part of a move to convince voters across the state the project is a good idea. The Grange can only be built if Oregon voters approve two measures.
Measure 82 calls for broadly authorizing private casinos in Oregon, and Measure 83 asks specifically if one should be permitted at the former dog track, which was known as the Multnomah Kennel Club.
The public won't be voting on specific development plans and the investors would be free to modify them.
Two years ago a similar proposal was rejected by voters.
Developers hope to build The Grange at the abandoned greyhound racetrack. A slick YouTube video they released on Thursday starts with sweeping shots of the track before transitioning into renderings of the proposed complex.
Critics of the plan say the casino would take gambling dollars away from the tribal casinos around the state and the Oregon Lottery.
Link to article (http://www.katu.com/news/local/Design-for-proposed-Wood-Village-casino-Oregon-gambling-167220315.html)