It can’t help Governor Smegoire that she just came out and called opposition to her sweetheart deal with tribal casinos “racist”.
When Olympia first pushed for Tribal Casinos, to ease fears they said that the Casinos would be located just on tribal land. Well That didn't last long. They have popped up everywhere. I have 3 within walking distance of my home and I'm 20 miles from the nearest Indian owned land.
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Tribes give big to Gregoire, avoid sharing casino cash
Gov. Chris Gregoire is benefiting from more than $650,000 in campaign contributions from Indian tribes that hit the jackpot in 2005 when she killed a gambling compact potentially worth more than $140 million a year to the state.
Unlike 22 other states that collect millions from revenue sharing agreements for tribal gambling, Washington gets no money from tribal casinos under the compact that Gregoire renegotiated with the Spokane Tribe.