Oregon (Indian gaming) - Fred Leeson - For the second time this year, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has proposed building a casino to help pay for a big-ticket Portland construction project that otherwise doesn't pencil out. Last spring, the tribe offered to pay for a $350 million baseball stadium in return for a Portland casino, but Gov. Ted Kulongoski said he wouldn't approve an off-reservation casino. But he left the door open for other proposals, saying he would look at them on a case-by-case basis. This time the proposal involves a hotel with a price tag in the range of $130 million in Northeast Portland near Lloyd Center and the Rose Garden. … Although the agency's executive director doesn't sound enthusiastic about the casino idea, the tribe remains among seven development teams that will be asked to submit more detailed proposals early next year.

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