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Count us in, desperate states say to gambling - 2003-03-17
Dealing with some of the worst financial conditions since World War II, Wisconsin and an increasing number of states are striving to expand gambling operations as a method to plug yawning budget holes and dodge the political hemlock of increasing income taxes or sales taxes.

Disregarding many of the road-to-perdition objections that for decades have stood in loud contest to casinos, slot machines, racetracks and other games of chance, dozens of states are considering ways to broaden legalized gambling's presence...
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Indian tribes favor donor advantage instead of gaming interests - 2003-03-17
In their war with other gambling interests, American Indian tribes now have an advantage in political giving — they’re excluded from the overall donor limits in the nation’s new campaign law that began this election cycle.

The tribes, which last election distributed around $7 million in federal donations, do not have to comply by the overall individual donor limit of $95,000 in contributions to candidates, political action committees and parties...
Read the full story at RGJ.com