The promoter of a petition to authorize slot machines at non-tribal casinos in Washington is receiving most of his money from out-of-state gaming interests, The Seattle Post-Inteligencer reports.
Tim Eyman has received nearly $300,000 from casinos in Nevada and Canada. The money is going to Initiative 892, he says.
But the Muckleshoot Tribe, which is financing the No on I-892 campaign, questions whether Eyman is mixing the gaming money with Initiative 864, a tax-cutting measure he is also sponsoring. Eyman denies mixing funds but is spending far less to promote I-864 than I-892.
Other tribes have started the Campaign for Tribal Self-Reliance to fight I-892. The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, the Swinomish Tribe, the Nisqually Tribe and the Washington Indian Gaming Association leading the effort.
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(The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 6/16)
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