Other states are doing it. Oregon will be left behind. Oregon is leaving money on the table.
Gamblers want it. Sports franchises want it. Tribes can be treated equitably. Gamblers can be protected. Oregon will get more revenue.
Those were just some of the arguments made last week as Sports Oregon lobbied legislators to open up gambling in the state.
Legislators weren’t much interested last session in a bill allowing Oregonians to bet on college sports. What happened instead was legislators created a committee to look at different aspects of gambling regulation. Last week the committee got a gambling primer – parimutuel betting, the variations of allowed bingo and some key pieces of federal and state law.
