The companies that market ignition interlocks and redlight cameras have done the same thing. Bribe politicians and judges. (oops sorry peeeerrrrrsuade)
This is simply taking by regulation plain and simple. This is no different than the slimy politician who lowers property values via regulation in order to have lower eminent domain costs for the government and lower land cost for their buddy developers.
Why does Harry Reid come to mind? He did that in NV. The Kelo case as well.