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Article: GAMBLING GROUP ROLLS DICE AGAIN COALITION TWEAKS SLOT-MACHINE PLAN TO GIVE STATE BIGGER CUT.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- May 14, 2003
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Byline: PHUONG CAT LE P-I reporter
OLYMPIA -- Unable to get traction on its first proposal to expand gambling, a coalition of bars, bowling alleys and card rooms rolled out a new plan yesterday that ups the ante by giving the cash-strapped state a bigger cut of profits.
The Entertainment Industry Coalition wants lawmakers to permit their members to run at least 18,900 electronic slot machines - the number Indian tribes are allowed to operate - while giving the Washington Lottery oversight of the system. Oregon and other states operate a similar model.
It's unclear whether the new proposal, which hasn't been assigned a bill number yet, would ...