Governor Targets Indian Casinos For Cash - 2004-01-04 Confronted with a significant state deficit and confined by his promises not to increase taxes, Goc. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to make a high-stakes play this month to squeeze more money for the state from thriving Indian casinos.
That follows a recall campaign in which Schwarzenegger attacked the tribes as one of the state's top special-interest campaign contributors and promised to get more cash out of them in his first 100 days. Since then the political rhetoric has been toned down, but the goal remains the same. Read the full story at GamblingMagazine.com
Tribe’s campaign pushes to expand bingo hall - 2004-01-04 The Ho-Chunk Nation will spend close to $140,000 in advertising on Madison television stations to try to convince voters to support the development of a bingo hall into a casino in the city.
The Capital Times of Madison reported Saturday that the commercials will begin Jan. 26 and go on through Feb. 17, the day of the referendum in which the public will vote on whether the bingo hall should become a casino.
The newspaper obtained advertising contracts that show the Coalition for the Fair Indian Gaming and Revenue Sharing Agreements bought roughly 500 30-second commercials on three Madison TV stations. Read the full story at Appleton Post Crescent
