Bipartisan
Opposition Letters
As codified at 25 USC §2719, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) generally prohibits gaming on lands acquired
in trust after October 17, 1988, with exceptions only as specified in that provision. The IGRA’s general prohibition is the primary barrier for Tribes seeking to have land taken into trust for gaming.
I write today to urge you to decline the Coquille Indian Tribe’s (Coquille) application to have land taken into trust under the restored lands exemption for gaming to open a second casino…
We write today to urge you to reject the Coquille Indian Tribe’s application to have land taken into trust under the restored lands exception to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA).
The development of second casinos off reservation, closer to urban populations, will demand that Oregon tribes, whose on-reservation casinos are impacted, seek their own off-reservation casinos.
This proposal is being considered under a deeply irregular process which disregards congressional intent, negatively impacts a number of Tribes located in the region, and could set a damaging precedent.
We believe that the CRA was not meant to to benefit one tribe over others.
I do not believe that an expansion in the number of casinos sited in Oregon is in the best interests of the State or her people.
Oregon’s careful balance between producing gambling revenues and a focus on the public good of our citizens could be seriously compromised.
Keep Your Promise to Tribes
September 27, 2024
Los Angeles Times
April 9, 2024
Oregon Capital Chronicle
March 29, 2024
NBC16 Eugene, Oregon
March 15, 2024
Jefferson Public Radio
January 16, 2024
times standard
January 10, 2024
(paywall)
rogue valley times
November 22, 2023
fox news
November 20, 2023
smoke signals
September 14, 2022
Keep Your Promise to Tribes
September 27, 2024
LA Times
April 9, 2024
Oregon Capital Chronicle
March 21, 2024
Oregon
March 15, 2024
Radio
January 16, 2024
Standard Times
January 10, 2024
(Paywall)
rogue valley times
november 22, 2023
fox news
november 20, 2023
smoke signals
september 14, 2022
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