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Kotek Tells Tribes She Opposes Any Expansion of Gambling in Oregon

Gov. Tina Kotek gave unambiguous guidance today to Oregon's nine recognized Indigenous tribes and the Oregon Lottery about where she stands on gambling. In response to questions her office has received and to pending proposals that would add two tribal casinos, Kotek simply said no. "Throughout my legislative career, during my campaign for this…

Lottery ・ 15 April 2023

The News Guard

Gomberg: Some notes on gambling and celebrating our local markets

Legislative leaders have created a Joint Committee on Gambling Regulation to review the existing policies and structures that regulate state-sanctioned gambling, and take a comprehensive look at the future of the industry in Oregon. I confess that I'm not much of a gambler. But I do think a comprehensive gambling review is a good thing. Oregon has…

Industry ・ 13 June 2022

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Oregon DOJ finds HHR machines at proposed Flying Lark resort would constitute illegal casino

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…

Gaming Authorities ・ 17 February 2022

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Justice Department: Gambling center plan unconstitutional

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Department of Justice has released an opinion that the planned gambling machines in an entertainment center next to the Grants Pass Downs horse racing track amount to a casino that would violate the Oregon Constitution. The Justice Department ruled Friday that the machines are games of chance and "do not afford…

Law ・ 14 February 2022

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Oregon DOJ: The Flying Lark is a prohibited casino

The Oregon Department of Justice has ruled that the 225 machines critical to a proposed horse racing-themed hospitality and wagering center in Grants Pass would not comply with Oregon law. The opinion issued to the Oregon Racing Commission Friday determined that the Historic Horse Racing terminals planned for The Flying Lark differ from live horse…

Lottery ・ 12 February 2022

Oregon Capital Chronicle

Dutch Bros founder's Grants Pass gambling plans violate Oregon Constitution, attorney general says

The Oregon Constitution won't allow the billionaire co-founder of a drive-thru coffee chain to add a casino-like resort to a Grants Pass horse track he owns, the state Justice Department said in a legal opinion released Friday. The 9-page opinion by Renee Stineman, chief counsel in the department's General Counsel Division, responded to an inquiry…

Law ・ 12 February 2022

Oregon Live

Dutch Bros founder’s plan for Grants Pass gambling center unconstitutional, Oregon Justice Department finds

Travis Boersma seemed on the home stretch to revive horse racing in Oregon. But it appears he could finish out of the money. The Oregon Department of Justice on Friday released its opinion that the gambling machines the Dutch Bros co-founder intends to put in an entertainment center adjacent to the Grants Pass Downs track amount to a casino that…

Law ・ 12 February 2022

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Oregon DOJ opinion finds that The Flying Lark's gaming machines would constitute an illegal casino

SALEM, Ore. - The odds that The Flying Lark in Grants Pass will have to shut down or move ahead without its proposed gaming machines just got much worse. An opinion released by the Oregon Attorney General's office on Friday makes clear that the state's top attorney considers the venture to be an unlawful casino. While not in itself an automatic…

Lottery ・ 12 February 2022

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Two new bills take aim at The Flying Lark, Grants Pass gambling venture

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.…

Lottery ・ 28 January 2022

FOX 26 Medford

Several Oregon Tribes file new gambling related House bills that could seal fate of Flying Lark

SALEM, Ore - Ahead of next week's legislative session, a few Tribes throughout Oregon are backing two new House bills, in an effort to examine and potentially shut down private casinos across the state. On Tuesday, House Bill 4046 and 4047 were filed at the request of the House Interim Committee on Rules. Behind the bills are the Confederate Tribes…

Lottery ・ 27 January 2022

The Columbian

Gambling venture files legal challenge against Oregon commission

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…

Law ・ 01 January 2022

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Gambling venture files legal challenge against OR commission

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…

Law ・ 30 December 2021

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Tribes ask governor to scrutinize Grants Pass gambling center

Six Native American tribes and other power players in Salem called this week on Gov. Kate Brown and other state political leaders to launch a thorough review of Dutch Bros founder Travis Boersma's plan to open a gambling entertainment center in his hometown of Grants Pass. They argue that Boersma's planned Flying Lark will fundamentally change…

Politics ・ 09 October 2021

Herald and News

Tribes ask Gov. Brown to scrutinize plan for Grants Pass gambling center

Six Native American tribes on Wednesday called on Gov. Kate Brown and other state political leaders to launch a thorough review of Dutch Bros founder Travis Boersma's plan to open a gambling entertainment center in his hometown of Grants Pass. They argue that that Boersma's planned "Flying Lark" will fundamentally change gambling in Oregon with…

Lottery ・ 08 October 2021