Oregon Code § 227.172·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Siting
casino in incorporated city.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) Casino
means a facility in which casino games, as defined in ORS 167.117, are played
for the purpose of gambling.
(b) Tribal
casino means a facility used for:
(A) Class I
gaming or class II gaming regulated by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of
October 17, 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.);
(B) Class III
gaming conducted under a tribal-state compact approved by the Secretary of the
Interior under section 11(d)(8) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.
2710(d)(8)); or
(C) Gaming
conducted in accordance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and federal
regulations.
(2) A casino may
not be sited on land in an incorporated city unless the electors of the city
approve the development.
(3) Before a
permit, as defined in ORS 227.160, can be approved authorizing a proposed
development of land in an incorporated city as a site for a casino, the
governing body of the city that contains the site shall submit the question of
siting the casino to the electors of the city for approval or rejection.
(4) Subsections
(2) and (3) of this section do not apply to a tribal casino. [2007 c.724 §2]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 227.172
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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