Gaming interests spent $11.4M for Massachusetts lobbying

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  

Over the last five years, gaming interests spent $11.4 million on lobbying in Massachusetts, according to the Associated Press.

The biggest spenders were non-Indian gaming companies. For example, the Sterling Suffolk Racecourse, which operates a racetrack, spent $2.8 million, the AP said.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe spent $850,000 in the last five years, according to the AP.

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$11.4 million spent to woo lawmakers for casinos (AP 2/21)
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