WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) — The Warm Springs tribes have broken ground on a new casino at a site along U.S. Highway 26 in central Oregon.
KTVZ-TV in Bend reports that tribal officials say the new Indian Head Casino will be temporary because the tribes are not giving up on controversial plans for a big casino at Cascade Locks in the Columbia River Gorge.
The off-reservation proposal for the river gorge has been all but stalled for years, drawing opposition and criticism.
Tribal officials said the temporary casino was needed to boost revenue, especially with other revenue sources — including the timber industry — still in a slump.
