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)
Mass. gaming expansion cost Nevada firms plenty
(The Las Vegas Review-Journal 2/20)
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Gaming interests spent $11.4M for Massachusetts lobbying
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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