Nevada lawmakers kill off-reservation casino bill

Wednesday, July 2, 2008  

Nevada's Congressional delegation helped kill legislation that would have authorized two off-reservation casinos in Michigan.

Gambling is legal in Nevada but Rep. Shelley Berkley (D), Rep. Jon Porter (R) and Rep. Dean Heller (R) argued that the off-reservation casinos would hurt local communities in Michigan. Joining the effort was gaming giant MGM Mirage, Nevada’s largest employer, which even funded an anti-gaming group that warned of the negative effects of casinos.

MGM Mirage had a big reason to oppose the bill. The company operates a commercial casino in Detroit that would have been affected by a least one of the off-reservation casinos.

The vote against the bill was 298 to 121.

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Nevada trio help kill Michigan casino plan (The Las Vegas Sun 7/2)