"You come into Maine, spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a political and advertising campaign and leave empty-handed. Again.

How long will it take before companies and the people behind them learn that Maine is a bad place to go if you want to legalize gambling? Apparently, pretty long.

Like a problem gambler who just knows his luck is about to change, well-heeled casino companies keep trying and trying, don't they?

And, they keep losing.

Maine voters on Tuesday rejected a referendum question that would have allowed a casino to be built in Oxford County. The final margin wasn't really that close -- 55 to 45 percent -- though it was closer than in 2003, when voters were asked to back a casino in Sanford."

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Editorial: Olympia Gaming loses its bet on Maine casino (The Central Maine Morning Sentinel 11/7)