Casino, no; sessions yes


Voters approved annual legislative sessions and lottery funds for parks and the environment, but rejected others, such as a private casino.

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Voters approved annual legislative sessions and lottery funds for parks and the environment, but rejected others, such as a private casino.

The casino measure was the most high-profile of seven measures on Oregon’s ballot. A Canadian investment firm spent $2 million on a campaign asking voters to create a single exception to Oregon’s ban on private casinos.

Read more in the Statesman Journal.