Wisconsin governor to veto Republican gaming bill

Thursday, May 20, 2004  

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D) said he will veto a Republican-drafted bill to give the Legislature final approval over tribal-state gaming compacts.

Doyle vetoed two similar bills last year. Lawmakers do not appear to have enough votes to override him, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported.

Republicans think they can get a better deal out of the tribes, who are expected to contribute $207 million in payments to the state this year and the next. The lawmakers were behind last week's Supreme Court case that struck down compacts allowing more Class III games, longer hours of operation and an extended compact.

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