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MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2002

"The thing that makes gambling dicey is the twin populations of the tribes and nontribal owners and operators. This page resists more gambling at the mini-casinos and the spread of nontribal gambling — it's a sorry way to build an economy. The tribes live in a different universe, close to ours but dramatically altered by law and history. Their successes should be welcomed and heralded.

I can't logically buy that gambling in tribal venues means we must accept it elsewhere. The parity argument never made sense because it's not applied elsewhere. If a car dealership goes in along Aurora or on 116th Avenue Northeast in Bellevue, we don't say fairness demands change in zoning to accommodate another one across the street.

So it is with gambling. If more gambling is coming, leave it to the tribes because we can't do anything about that, and restrict the state's permission elsewhere. . ."

Get the Story:
James F. Vesely: Gambling's horse of a different color (The Seattle Times 12/2)

Relevant Links:
Muckleshoot Tribe - http://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us

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