The 113,400-sf casino resort would replace the tribe's casino on the Warm Springs Reservation, which brings in only about $9.7 million per year. Tribal officials expect a $15.5-million annual profit by building one near Hood River, which they believe would attract two million visitors annually.
The tribes propose 113,400 square feet of casino, dining, entertainment and office space at the site. The casino would include dining, entertainment and office space and hold about 1,000 slot machines, 35 blackjack tables and tables for poker and other games.
The 40-acres of land on which the casino would be built, located four miles east of Hood River, has been owned by the confederation for many years. To make room for parking and support buildings, the confederation acquired another 175 acres last year.
All this, of course, doesn't mean the casino will be built. Gov. John Kitzhaber has been against similar projects, for one, and the competing Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, owners of Spirit Mountain Casino west of Salem, has stated its opposition to Warm Springs developing a casino outside their reservation.
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