#Josephine County

An opinion released by the Oregon Attorney General's office on Friday finds that setting up gaming machines at The Flying Lark -a proposed destination resort by Travis Boersma, co-founder of the Dutch Bros. Coffee franchise- in Grants Pass, Josephine County, would constitute an illegal casino. "The planned concentration of 225 electronic gaming…

SALEM, Ore. - Dutch Bros co-founder Travis Boersma's horse racing and gambling venture in Grants Pass is already facing headwinds, and two bills just introduced in the Oregon legislature seem tailor-made to blow it down. The Flying Lark, Boersma's brainchild, is an entertainment and dining complex now nearly completed next to Grants Pass Downs.…

Travis Boersma has a plan to make Grants Pass Downs, a race track he went to as a kid, the epicenter of horse racing in Oregon. "I've got some of my most fond memories of being at the horse races," Boersma said. "The sport itself and the community that would come out and attend." Boersma is one of the founders of Dutch Bros coffee, which recently…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Backers of a Southern Oregon gaming and entertainment venue have filed a legal petition against the Oregon Racing Commission over purported licensing delays for gambling machines. The petition, filed in Josephine County Circuit Court, suggests the delays may be driven by tribal concerns over the gambling operation, Oregon Public…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Backers of a Southern Oregon gaming and entertainment venue have filed a legal petition against the Oregon Racing Commission over purported licensing delays for gambling machines. The petition, filed in Josephine County Circuit Court, suggests the delays may be driven by tribal concerns over the gambling operation, Oregon…