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Revision as of 01:16, 28 January 2011
Gambling in Oregon relates to the laws, regulations, and authorized forms of gambling.
Authorized forms
Race tracks
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Lottery
The Oregon Lottery was enabled by an amendment to the Oregon Constitution approved by 66% of voters in the 1984 general election. A statutory measure passed in the same election, and by about the same margin, providing for a state lottery.[1][2] Prior to the measures, Oregonians were believed to be spending "a bundle" on the state lottery of neighboring Washington.[2]
The lottery commenced operations the following year, initially offering two types of games: scratchcard tickets and a jackpot game called Megabucks.
Casinos
The 1984 ballot initiative that authorized gambling in bars and other establishment inserted the following language into the Oregon Constitution: "The Legislative Assembly has no power to authorize and shall prohibit casinos from operation." This has provided a foundation for some debate as to what, precisely, constitutes a "casino."[3]
The 1988 federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act established that Indian tribes could establish casinos offering any type of gambling permitted elsewhere in the state. In the early 1990s, tribes in Oregon followed neighboring Washington and began working with a number of elected officials and lobbyists to establish casinos.[4] Casinos in the two states offered different games (for instance, Washington did not permit slot machines and video games).[5]
By 1995, there were seven tribal gaming centers in the state; newly-elected governor John Kitzhaber expressed concern about the total impact of gambling on Oregon culture.[4] In that year, Oregon's Indian casinos were projected to provide payrolls totaling more than $46 million in addition to putting about $231 million into tribal pockets in the following year.[4]
There were nearly 80 gambling-related bills introduced in the 1995 legislature. One passed, which would have allowed Portland racetracks to install up to 75 video poker machines each; then-Attorney General Ted Kulongoski ruled that the law violated the constitutional prohibition on casinos, prompting Kitzhaber to veto the bill.[4]
In 1997, Spirit Mountain Casino led all casinos in the state in contributions to the newly-established Oregon Gambling Addiction Treatment Foundation, with a contribution of $50,000. Leaders cited a desire to be "responsible actors" in the realm of gambling. (The Oregon State Lottery contributed $20,000.)[6]
Sports
While the federal government currently prohibits sports betting, Oregon was one of four states grandfathered in under a 1992 federal ban.[7] However, Oregon abandoned its sports lottery in 2006, allowing the state to play host to National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournament games.[8]
Addiction services
Investing more than $6 million annually to reduce and prevent the negative effects of gambling, Oregon's Problem Gambling Services attempts to "minimize gambling's negative impacts while recognizing the reality of gambling's availability, cultural acceptance, and economic appeal".[9] Treatment services are available at no cost to Oregon residents with problems related to gambling, either as a problem gambler or as a friend or family member of one. According to the Oregon Department of Human Services, "services are delivered through 29 outpatient clinics across the state, short-term crisis-respite centers in Grants Pass and St. Helens, a residential treatment center in Salem, and a home-study program for people with less severe problems".[9]
See also
- List of casinos in Oregon
- Gambling in the United States
- United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management
- Jim Elkins
References
- ^ "Oregon Blue Book: Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 1980-1987". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
- ^ a b "Lotteries OK'd, but not casinos". The Register-Guard. Guard Publishing. November 8, 1984. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
- ^ "From Keno to casino?". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. July 28, 1991.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b c d Long, James (October 23, 1995). "Indian casinos: what's in the cards?". The Oregonian. Advance Publications.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Hamilton, Don (January 27, 1992). "Tribe banks on casino for a future". The Oregonian. Advance Publications.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Thompson, Courtenay (August 29, 1997). "Casinos combat problem gambling". The Oregonian. Advance Publications.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Thompson, Courtenay (November 19, 1997). "Oregon rules out casino sport bets". The Oregonian. Advance Publications.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Perez, A.J. (May 8, 2009). "Delaware House approves revised gambling bill". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ^ a b "Addiction Services: Problem Gambling Services". Oregon Department of Human Services. 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2009.