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Old Camp Casino

Casino in Oregon

The Old Camp Casino was a tribal casino near Burns, Oregon, United States, owned and operated by the Burns Paiute Tribe.

The "Old Camp" name refers to a tribal settlement that was located on the site in the early 20th century.[1]

History[edit]

The tribe had difficulty financing development of a casino due to the reservation's remote location, with only 7, people living within a mile radius.[2][3] Out of four companies that responded to the tribe's request for proposals, the tribe selected Colorado-based Wolf Gaming to finance and manage the casino.[4] Later that year, however, Wolf Gaming went out of business.[5]

The tribe eventually secured a $, loan from South Dakota-based Indian Gaming of America.[2] The tribe purchased the building itself for $, from the Lummi Tribe, and moved it from northwest Washington to the Burns Paiute reservation.[6]

The casino opened in September with 15, square feet (1,&#;m2) of space containing 75 slot machines, two poker tables, and a deli.[3] At opening, there were 53 employees.[3]

Another slot machines were later added, while table games, proving unprofitable, were removed.[7]

The tribe closed the casino on November 26, , due to safety concerns stemming from structural problems with the building.[8] The tribe said it would demolish the building and construct a new one, to be opened in spring ,[8] but as of October , it had not opened.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Courtenay Thompson (July 15, ). "More small Oregon towns get tribal casinos". The Oregonian. Portland, OR &#; via NewsBank.
  2. ^ abCourtenay Thompson (May 19, ). "Burns Paiute Tribe buys casino, works toward a July 4 opening". The Oregonian. Portland, OR &#; via NewsBank.
  3. ^ abcCourtenay Thompson (August 14, ). "Burns Tribe gets on casino bandwagon". The Oregonian. Portland, OR &#; via NewsBank.
  4. ^Courtenay Thompson (June 1, ). "Paiute Indians take a big gamble on casino". The Oregonian. Portland, OR &#; via NewsBank.
  5. ^Courtenay Thompson (December 17, ). "Casino partnership plan collapses at the altar". The Oregonian. Portland, OR &#; via NewsBank.
  6. ^"Old Camp casino opens". Indian Country Today. Oneida, NY. September 14, Archived from the original on April 2, &#; via HighBeam.
  7. ^Winston Ross (July 16, ). "Gaming and gaining". The Register-Guard. Eugene, OR &#; via NewsBank.
  8. ^ abSamantha White (November 28, ). "Casino closed temporarily". Burns Times Herald. Archived from the original on April 2, Retrieved
  9. ^Jon Bell (October 22, ). "Shuffling the deck". Oregon Business. Retrieved

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