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1. How Far Is Ilani Casino From Portland Oregon Open
2. How Far Is Ilani Casino From Portland Oregon On The Map

The Ilani Casino, built on Cowlitz Indian land only 24 miles from Portland, threatens to take revenues from Oregon’s gambling operations. Portland Meadows is Oregon’s only horse racing track. The operation launched in 1947 and is a fixture on Oregon’s landscape. The store will sell Ilani wine, a brand the casino created in partnership with Maryhill Winery, which is headquartered in Goldendale, Wash., and recently opened a tasting room at The Waterfront.

On April 24th, 2017, the Cowlitz Tribe opened the Ilani Casino Resort in Ridgefield, Washington. This action sparked the Oregon-based Siletz tribe to propose the opening of a new casino one week later. If it is built, this new casino will be constructed in Salem, Oregon, about 70 miles south of the Ilani. The Siletz casino would be in direct competition with the Ilani Casino Resort.

The Siletz Tribal Confederation announced the plan on Tuesday, May 2nd. An opening date has been proposed for 2021, and the Siletz hope that all nine Oregon tribes will participate in the project. Federally recognized Oregon tribes do not have to contribute financially to the Siletz casino construction, but to share in the revenue, tribes must agree not to build a competing casino in the greater Portland area.

Financing for the Siletz casino plan has not yet been determined. The Siletz tribe plans to spend approximately $280 million to create the new casino, and they have pledged to give far more of the proceeds back to the community than the Ilani.

The newly opened Ilani Casino Resort is scheduled to deliver two percent of its revenue back to the community. The Siletz have offered to give a whopping 25 percent of net revenue back to municipal and state governments, and this generous figure may coax state and federal officials to greenlight the construction of the new casino.

If it is constructed, this would be the second Siletz-built casino in Oregon. The Siletz tribe currently owns the Chinook Winds Casino. Located approximately 115 miles from the Illani Casino Resort in Washington, the Chinook Winds is a 157,000-square-foot resort-casino. The Siletz currently give six percent of their Chinook revenue back to the local community.

The new Siletz casino would be 140,000 square feet, and it would employ 1,500 people in full-time positions. The casino would generate an estimated $185 million in net revenue each year. It would also contain a hotel on the premises.

In contrast to the proposed Siletz casino, the newly opened Ilani Casino cost $510 million to construct. Despite having 15 restaurants and a concert hall, the Ilani Casino does not yet offer a hotel for weary guests. The Siletz undoubtedly hope to capitalize on this Ilani design limitation.

The Siletz Casino plan has arrived amidst a clamor from Oregon casinos and state lottery representatives. The grand opening of the Washington-based Ilani Casino attracted many thousands of Oregon gamblers, and at 11 AM, the parking lot was completely full. The nearby Interstate 5 freeway was backed up for over eight miles.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is not so optimistic about new casinos. Last year, she recommended that the Coquille tribe’s Medford casino plans be shut down. Gov. Brown has stated numerous times that new tribal casinos would be detrimental to Oregon. The Siletz hope to change Brown’s mind with their generous 25 percent revenue sharing plan.

Much of Oregon is closing down for business to combat the spread of the coronavirus, but you can still gamble at the state’s casinos.

Spirit Mountain Casino in Grande Ronde and Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City are continuing regular hours.

“Everything is normal,” said a Spirit Mountain employee who answered the phone Tuesday morning.

Both Spirit Mountain and Chinook Winds say they are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously and that they have increased cleaning of high-traffic areas and frequent-touch items such as slot machines. Chinook Winds says it has begun to “pre-screen all children arriving at the Play Palace with a no-touch thermometer. Any child exhibiting signs of fever or illness will not be allowed admittance.”

Spirit Mountain has postponed its Wine Fair, originally scheduled for April 4, but live music on Friday and Saturday nights will continue.

Seven Feathers Casino Resort in Canyonville is staying open at this time, though the six-days-a-week Bingo games have been suspended and most of the restaurants are closed. The Three Rivers casinos in Florence and Bend also remain open.

Washington state has been hard-hit by the coronavirus outbreak, and so ilani Casino Resort in Ridgefield is closing Tuesday.

Said ilani president and general manager Kara Fox-LaRose in a statement:

“Despite dedicating additional resources for sanitation efforts and limiting certain aspects of our operations, it is apparent that the correct response to this public health crisis is to do our part in slowing its progression.”

-- Douglas Perry

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