One of two initiatives that would allow a gambling casino at the defunct Multnomah Kennel Club in Wood Village failed to gather enough valid signatures to get on the November ballot, the Oregon secretary of state's office announced Tuesday.
The initiative would have provided an exemption from Oregon's constitutional ban on casinos. Without the exemption, the proposed casino -- which backers say would generate $147 million for state programs annually -- is dead in the water. At least for now. "
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