Tribes have spent $9.8 million on lobbyists and campaign contributions in New York state since 2005, according to a new report, an amount that's dwarfed by spending from non-Indian gaming interests.
According to the
Common Cause New York report, tribes spent $8.5 million on lobbyists and made $1.1 million in campaign contributions.
Non-Indian gaming interests, on the other hand, spent about $40 million during the same time period.
The spending has ramped up in recent years amid talk of expanding non-Indian gaming.
In the first half of 2012 alone, gaming interests spend $4 million on lobbying and made more than $700,000 in campaign contributions, the report said.
Even though non-Indian gaming interests, on the whole, are spending more money, the
Oneida Nation was the single biggest spender, according to the report.
The tribe spent $3.3 million on lobbyists and made $258,000 in campaign contributions from 2005 through June 2012.
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