I sure missed this deal when the regional Cowlitz tribe announced a partnership deal with the Mohegans July 28! This article in a local paper is kind of Gee-Whiz and skimpy on background but has some important stuff on Indian gaming's quest to position itself for prime Portland, OR. area locations. http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=25724

...the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut, a gambling giant that has raked in more than a billion dollars in gambling-related revenue during the past nine months.

The first I'd learned of the Mohegan angle and wouldn't be surprised if the nearby WA. location of La Center sprouts the first big casino here. It'll be bigger, heh heh, than what is being shopped to the locals by the Cowlitz presently. The Oregon politicos are too corrupt (search keyword "Goldschmidt" on site )and more interested in playing the Democrat Great White Father to get something like this going anytime soon in The Beaver State.