Wildhorse Casino
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Who is Eligible
The Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla. Our homeland is the area now known as northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. Each year the Wildhorse Foundation makes grants to eligible government, Tribal and non-profit organizations in that homeland area:
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Wildhorse Resort & Casino is the only Class III Gaming floor this far East in the Pacific Northwest. To play a true Vegas-style slot game you would have to travel through a four hour radius around Pendleton, OR – leaving out the casinos in the states of Washington and Idaho. Discover events at Wild Horse Pass. Make the most of your trip with a look at our calendar of events and find upcoming concerts, shows, and sports. Wild Horse Pass Development. Discover events at Wild Horse Pass. Make the most of your trip with a look at our calendar of events and find upcoming concerts, shows, and sports. Casino games include over 1,000 slots, bingo and live table games. There is a kids club with sitting services onsite and also a cineplex. There are eight dining options at the Wildhorse Resort and Casino.
- Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Wallowa counties in Oregon
- The Tribes Ceded Territory in Washington which is most of Benton, Columbia and Walla Walla Counties (See Map)
- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
- Any Native American Tribal government agency or Native American charitable organization with its principal office and base of operations within the State of Oregon
- Any national or regional Indian organization.
Today, the Wildhorse Foundation donates over $1,000,000 every year to local programs and services that benefit our giving area. We fund projects in the areas of:
- Arts
- Cultural Activities
- Education
- Environmental Protection
- Gambling Addiction Prevention, Education and Treatment
- Historic Preservation
- Public Health
- Public Safety
- Salmon Restoration
Our grant awards can range up to $20,000. One grant per organization is customarily allowed in a 12-month period. An organization can only have one grant open at any given point in time.
There are four grant periods per year. Deadlines are January 1, April 1, July 1 & October 1.
Projects Not Eligible
We do not make grants to:
- Individuals
- Organizations for sectarian or religious purposes
- Groups which seek to influence elections or legislation
- Private foundations or endowment funds
- Retire debt or make up operational deficits
- Institutions which in policy or practice unfairly discriminate against race, ethnic origin, sex, creed, or religion
Review Process:
Each application is reviewed to determine whether the application is complete including all the necessary attachments and whether it meets the funding criteria, current interests, and capability requirements of the Foundation. The Board of Trustees, the General Council Officers of the Umatilla Confederated Tribes, and/or the Foundation’s Board of Directors do not conduct personal interviews with applicants except on the Foundation’s initiative.
You may be asked to provide additional information, schedule an interview, or accommodate a site visit. Foundation staff may contact persons or organizations who have knowledge of your organization to further research the request.
Denial of a grant request does not necessarily imply disapproval of the proposed project or a failure to appreciate its merits. Conversely, the award of a grant does not indicate any obligation or commitment by the Foundation for future support.
Wildhorse Resort & Casino is a casino owned and operated since 1994 by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It is located 5 mi (8 km) east of Pendleton, on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, near Interstate 84.
History[edit]
The casino opened in temporary buildings on November 5, 1994, run by Capital Gaming International Inc., with the tribe taking over as managers in 1999.[2] The resort has expanded each year since its beginning, doubling the size of the casino in 2002 and 2003, adding a conference center in 2004, completely renovating its 100-room hotel in 2005 and expanding in 2006-07 to add four food and beverage venues: a buffet restaurant, a fine-dining restaurant, a sports bar, a coffee shop and a 24-hour restaurant. After contentious discussion within the tribal community, the previously 'dry' (not serving alcoholic beverages) resort, located on a dry reservation, began serving alcoholic beverages on May 5, 2006. Because of this change, a lounge, Wildhorse Sports Bar, opened in May 2007. Work begin in 2010 to expand the hotel by 202 rooms with a ten-story tower, and add 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2) to the casino.[2] The $45 million project was completed in October 2011.[3]
Amenities[edit]
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Key components of the resort are a casino, five screen cineplex with two 3D screens, golf course, hotel, recreational vehiclepark, children's entertainment center, teepee camping village, Arrowhead Travel Plaza and the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute tribal museum.[2] The casino offers poker, roulette, blackjack, craps, Spanish 21, bingo, keno and just over 1200 slot machines, 30% of which are in a no-smoking area.
The golf course is a championship, 18-hole course designed by John Steidel that opened in 1997, with approximately 30,000 rounds played annually and hosting about 80 tournaments. It includes a driving range, practice greens, rental clubs, a pro shop, and a variety of teaching programs.
Seven restaurants are part of the resort and casino: WildRoast Cafe, the Clubhouse Grill, Hot Rock Cafe, Kinship Cafe, Traditions Buffet, The Wildhorse Sports Bar and Plateau Fine Dining.[1]
The hotel is connected to the casino while the RV Park is located nearby, between the casino and golf course.
The Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, located on the resort grounds, includes permanent and rotating exhibits on the history and culture of the three tribes who make up the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR): the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla.
The resort has sparked an economic boom for the CTUIR, which has increased the tribal operating budget from less than $10 million in 1992 to approximately $145 million in 2007. That grew to $190 million in 2010 as the casino draws approximately 750,000 people each year.[2] The largest expenditures and the largest single department in the tribal government are devoted to protecting and restoring natural resources on the reservation and throughout the traditional homelands of the three tribes. To this end, the tribes are one of the largest employers of biologists and other environmental scientists in the region.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ ab'Wildhorse Resort & Casino.'500 Nations. (retrieved 30 Nov 2009)
- ^ abcdCockle, Richard (February 27, 2011). 'Wildhorse casino expands, fuels reservation resurgence, economy in eastern Oregon'. The Oregonian.
- ^Weinstein, Nathalie (May 10, 2012). 'TopProject: Wildhorse Resort and Casino expansion submitted by JE Dunn Construction'. Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
External links[edit]
- Wildhorse Resort & Casino, official website
Coordinates: 45°38′49″N118°40′44″W / 45.647°N 118.679°W