Thanks to Indian gaming, the Grand Ronde Tribes of Oregon have shared $30 million in casino profits with the local community.

The tribe signed a compact with the state in 1994. It requires the tribe to share 6 percent of yearly net casino profits with nonprofit organizations in an 11-county area.

The Spirit Mountain Community Fund has distributed $30 million in the 10 years since the signing of the compact. This year alone, the tribe gave $3.4 million to various organizations.

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10 years of giving celebrated (The Salem Statesman Journal 11/11)