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S iletz
Vol. 33, No. 4 April 2005
rated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Tribal Gaming Benefits Tribes, Communities, and State
“For Oregon tribes, gaming offers an
economic development opportunity that
generates jobs and incomes for members
and non-members alike. Further, gaming
generates the financial resources that
tribal governments need to provide essen
tial services, build local infrastructure,
and promote economic development.
“For Oregon tribes, tribal gaming
means less poverty, higher standards of
living, and less reliance on state and fed
eral assistance.”
So says the latest report on Indian
gaming in Oregon from ECONorthwest,
the northwest’s largest and most respected
economic consulting firm in its February
2005 report, The Contributions of Indian
Gaming to Oregon’s Economy.
“Oregon's tribal casinos helped pour
more than $1 billion into the state’s
economy in 2003,” said Delores Pigsley,
chairman of the Siletz Tribe. "We re
proud of the fact that we can now show
people that Indian tribes are making sig
nificant contributions to the quality of life
of many Oregonians.”
At the request of the Oregon Tribal
Gaming Alliance, a coalition of the nine
Oregon tribes with casinos in the state,
ECO-Northwest conducted its second
economic analysis on the impact ot tribal
gaming in Oregon. The first was pub
lished in 1999.
In the current report, ECONorthwest
examined three areas:
According to ECONorthwest, “Or
egon tribal casinos accounted for 35 per
cent of all the gaming conducted inside
the state of Oregon and just 27 percent of
the gaming done by Oregon residents.” It
also found that tribal gaming in Oregon
in 2003:
Americans in Oregon dropped
sharply in the 1990s while rising else
where in the state.
Specific to Chinook Winds Casino
Resort’s impact on the surrounding com
munity in 2003:
Directly supported approximately
5,328 jobs and $192.4 million in
wages and benefits for workers at the
casinos and in tribal government ac
tivities supported by gaming
Indirectly generated another 5,640
jobs and $ 156.5 million in income for
workers in other sectors of Oregon’s
economy
Generated more than $1 billion in total
economic output in Oregon in 2003
Because of the economic activity de
rived from tribal gaming, state and lo
cal governments collected more than
$42.6 million in taxes and other rev
enues while saving nearly $7.1 mil
lion in public assistance costs through
greater statewide employment
Chinook Winds employed approxi
mately 751 full- and part-time work
ers and paid more than $25.3 million
in wages and benefits.
An estimate of more than $4 million
in state and local tax revenues was
generated in 2003.
As a result of casinos, says the report,
in the last 10 years:
The tribes’ economic status is im
proving. In the 1990s, largely because
of tribal gaming, the number of Na
tive American households earning at
least $50,000 annually increased
nearly four fold.
Educational attainment has vastly im
proved, with one in five adults now
having college degrees.
The percentage of Native Americans
in Oregon living below the poverty
line fell 7.5 percent between 1990 and
2000, compared to a I percent decline
in Oregon as a whole. Meanwhile, the
unemployment rate among Native
How tribal gaming fits into all gam
ing in Oregon
The impact on Oregon’s economy by
casinos in the state
The extent to which tribal gaming has
improved the quality of life of tribal
members, employment in Oregon,
and other factors
Welcome to the New Look of Siletz News
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What’s ; Inside
Letters to the Editor
Chairman’s Report
Tribal Program News
Tribal Member News
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Tribal Council Timesheets
Siletz Clinic
Chinook Winds
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Chairman Delores Pigsley presents the tribe’s annual timber revenue check to
Lincoln County Commissioner Bill Hall at the Tribal Council meeting in January.
The $82,410.36 check brings the total amount of timber revenue paid to the county
to $1,240,651.51.
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
While many things remain the same for this newspaper, we've changed
the paper it’s printed on. This will give us - and you - better-looking photos
and simply a better-looking newspaper. We hope you like it.
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Chinook Winds purchased a vast as
sortment of goods and services nec
essary to operate the casino resort, an
estimated $33.3 million on operating,
capital, and other costs in 2003.
Chinook Winds generated approxi
mately $3 million in income for
small-business owners.
Chinook Winds generated an esti
mated $2.9 million in various other
types of income, including rents, roy
alties, and dividends.
Charitable contributions reached
nearly $900,000.
For every 100 tribal jobs, approxi
mately 88 jobs are stimulated else
where in the local economy.
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