State Audit: lottery delis may violate Constitutional ban on casinos

Many lottery-oriented cafes are violating the Oregon Constitutional ban on nontribal casinos as interpreted by the Oregon State Lottery, according to a new state audit. The Secretary of State’s audit, released Thursday, examined the financial records of 18 Dotty’s-style delis – bare-bones cafes revolving around six state lottery terminals – and found more than half of them derive the majority of their revenues from gambling.