Indian and non-Indian interests have raised more than $1.5 million in a battle over the future of gaming in Washington, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.
Initiative 892 would allow slot machines at non-Indian card clubs. Tribal leaders say the proposal would destroy the Indian gaming industry.
So far, tribes and others opposed to I-892 have raised $835,496 as of last week, with tribes donating the overwhelming majority of the money. The biggest contributor was the Kalispel Tribe, which donated $250,000 to the Campaign for Tribal Self-Reliance.
The I-892 campaign has raised $712,241, with nearly a quarter coming from a Canadian company whose local subsidiary owns four card clubs.
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(The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 7/14)
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