One of the region's largest casinos has now set a date to turn the slots back on. Spirit Mountain, located about 70 miles southwest of Portland in Grand Ronde, welcomes back customers starting Monday, ...

Spirit Mountain managers concede the arrival of a glittering new rival underscored the casino's distance from Portland, the big city that helps feed its hundreds of slot machines. The rural Polk ...

GRAND RONDE, Ore., July 17 -- With 3 million visitors a year, the No. 1 tourist attraction in the state of Oregon is . . . a casino. "We beat out a waterfall," says Michael Moore, the affable ...

GRAND RONDE, Ore., July 17 (UPI) -- With 3 million visitors a year, the No. 1 tourist attraction in the state of Oregon is . . . a casino. "We beat out a waterfall," says Michael Moore, the affable ...