Casino

The Columbia river gorge is one the most beautiful place in Oregon, even with all the dams. The Native American of Warm Springs looking for a way to bring them selve out of poverty, and they found a solution, A Casino in cascade locks. Currently 40-60% of the warm springs people live in poverty. I Support putting the casino up. Some people oppose the casino because it could ruin the scenic Columbia River gorge, well what about the dams. The dams aren’t really pretty and either is a casino but you learn to look past them. For the Warm Springs tribe, the casino in Cascade locks may well be their last hope to get out of poverty and live healthy lives. The most good will come from having a casino in Cascade Locks. There are three main reasons why it is a good idea: Provide the Indians of Warm Springs money to build schools, homes, and hospitals. Provide jobs in Cascade Locks. And Provide the Oregon government with 17% of the casino’s revenue. Right now in Warm Springs Oregon, about have of the population is living in poverty, most don’t have jobs, don’t go to school and a lot of the time don’t have enough to eat. There are massive outbreaks of diseases in Warm Springs, which could be solved if there were hospitals and doctor’s offices available in Warm Springs. “For the Warm Springs, the casino could mean housing, a middle school, a high school, drug treatment, college scholarships, a community center, even a hospital. ‘All we’re trying to do is take care of ourselves,’ said Rudy Clements, the Warm Springs elder.” If the casino were to go up in cascade locks it would provide the warm springs people with an estimated profit of $200 million, 7 times the tribes current income. The people of warm springs just want to live a healthy and happy life. Right now it looks like the only way the people of warm springs can live a fulfilling life is through a casino in the gorge, and they deserve a fair shot. “There’s nothing to support our economy. There are no jobs here.” says Cascade Locks city administrator Bob Willoughby. Putting a casino in Cascade Locks would provide the locals with around 1,742 jobs, which is exactly what that community needs right now. The Casino will 1800 slot machines, a 250 room hotel and parking for 3700.The casino would attract around 3 million visitor each year. Which would pour around $300 million into the local economy. Cascade Locks is not part of the National Scenic Area, it would not “ruin” the gorge. Putting the casino in Cascade Locks is not only better for the Warm Springs people, but better the town of cascade locks as well. The economy all over the country is horrible right now. Less and less people can afford to go to school, therefore get jobs and provide for themselves and/or their families. “in April 2005 Governor Kulongoski announced that the Peole of warm springs had his permission to build a casino in cascade locks, in return for a 17 percent cut of the revenue, most of it most of it dedicated toward college scholarships.” It is estimated that the Oregon government’s cut would be around $85 million. If most the government’s cut goes to scholarships, like they said it was going to, that could provide thousands of people with a higher education, causing more and more people to find jobs again, exactly what Oregon needs. There are so many ways people throughout Oregon can benefit from putting a casino up in Cascade Locks. A casino would provide thousands of people who don’t have enough money for college, a change to get a higher education. The run down town of Cascade Locks wouldn’t have to be run down anymore, with a casino in their city limits it could be thriving town again. Most importantly the people of Warm Springs could finally have schools and hospitals and community centers, the things we take for granted everyday. A casino in Cascade Locks would change Oregon for the better. A casino is the best option.