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Proposal Targets Casino Revenues - 2004-02-16
A campaign that will target 25 percent of American Indian gaming profits to pay for additional police, firefighters and child protective services throughout the state is building momentum - and could bring in millions for Nevada County.

The Gaming Revenue Act of 2004 is one of four initiatives that are aimed at tribal casinos and are being readied for the November ballot. Organizers for the campaign, Californians for Public Safety and Education, must gather 598,105 signatures by mid-June to earn a spot on the ballot.
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Lawmakers Mixed On Casino Plan - 2004-02-16
Some local officials said Friday they will challenge attempts to amend the state constitution to permit non-Indians to operate casinos in the state. But Assemblyman Roy McDonald, R-Wilton, said the expansion of legalized gambling may be difficult to stop -- and he isn't going to be one of those trying.

'Just look at what has happened with gambling in our lifetimes,' McDonald, a former Wilton supervisor, said. 'Did you know there are nonstop flights from Albany International Airport to Las Vegas every weekend? I wish people would get this excited about building computer-chip plants or high-quality retail that brings in sales tax.'
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