The problem is, the democrats have had every chance to do something and haven't.
Two years ago, I went down to the Green river to fish. The entire road, at that time, seemed to be an endless row of homeless people camping along the river. The only reaction I saw to it at that time, was to lock up all the public bathrooms.
Perfect government reaction. Where are all these people pooping. They definitely were not leaving.

When it came time to sports gambling, the state simply gave the rights exclusively to the state. Oregon, collects about $30,000,000 a year in taxes, while gambling companies made just under $65,000,000. All the state had to do was tell the tribes they could get 100% of the market if they agreed to tax it, other wise they would open up to non-tribal entities. But instead, they just handed it away for nothing. My estimate is it is about $2000 per member.