pacificnw,

I-892 is about more than gambling. It is about equal opportunity and it is about putting some needed revenue in our tax coffers. Your racist attitude is blinding your ability to accept the abandonment of exclusionary regulations in favor of a level playing field. I-892 does nothing to harm the Tribes nor does it an any way restrict their ability to operate gaming establishments.

What it does do is allow non-tribal interests to participate, but in a position of underdog where they can compete only through offering a better gambling experience in order to woo the customers from the established casinos.

What else it does is add 9¢ of every dollar wagered in a non-tribal facility towards lowereing the property tax rate. Only time will tell how much that adds to each year.

I don't really see the point in nitpicking about Canadian ownership because no matter who the corporate or family owner of a gambling establishment might be 9¢ of every dollar wagered will go to the "Tax Fund", 75¢ will go to payoffs and most of the remaining 16¢ profit will be spent locally on wages, rent and utilities.

In any case here is a list of the contributors:

17001, INC., SEATTLE
AAA BOWLS UNLIMITED INC, SEATTLE,
ANJO ENTERPRISES INC, KENT
ATOMIC BOWL, RICHLAND
BARKERVILLE INC., SUMAS
BAYOU BISTRO, INC., TUKWILA
BEVL, INC, LIBERTY LAKE
BIG NEVADA, INC., TUKWILA
BILL TOWNSEND BAIL BONDS, CLARKSTON
BILLIE'S CASINO, LLC, RENTON
BIRCH BAY HOLDINGS, LTD, BLAINE
BLUE ROCK INC., LONGVIEW
BOB'S TAVERN, SHELTON
CACTUS MOOM ENTERPRISES, INC., EVERETT,
CADILLAC RANCH CASINO & ENTERTAINMENT, LONGVIEW
CARRIAGE SQUARE SPORTS BAR & GRILL, KENT
CASCADE LANES, LOUNGE AND CASINO, RENTON
CASINO CARIBBEAN, YAKIMA
CEARLEY MIKE D., CHINOOK
CELEBRITIES CASINO, KENNEWICK
CHESTER TAVERN, SOUTH BEND
CHIEF JOSEPH TAVERN, BRIDGEPORT
CLUB BROADWAY, EVERETT
COYOTE BOB'S CASINO, INC., AUBURN
CRAZY MOOSE CASINO II, MOUNTLAKE TERRACE
DER LITTEN HAUS, CLARKSTON
DINNER BELL, LOON LAKE
DOC'S TAVERN INC., OCEAN PARK
DRIFT ON INN ROADHOUSE CASINO, SHORELINE
EASTMONT LANES, EAST WENATCHEE
EASTSIDE CLUB INC., OLYMPIA
EEC GRAND CENTRAL CASINO, TUKWILA
EPSTEIN NORIEGA LLC, SHORELINE
EVERETT GAMING, INC., TUKWILA
EVERGREEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP, TUKWILA
EVERGREEN MEDIA, SANTA ROSA, CA
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES FOE, KELSO
FREDDIES ASSOCIATES, AUBURN
GAMING CONSULTANTS INC., TUKWILA
GOLDEN NUGGET HOLDINGS, LLC TUKWILA
GOLDIES RESTAURANT, INC., CLE ELUM
GREAT AMERICAN GAMING CORP, RICHMOND, BC
GREEN LAKE GRILL, SEATTLE
GREENWOOD, OHLUND & CO. LLP, SEATTLE
HAWKS PRAIRIE CASINO LLC, LACEY,
HILGER DANIEL J., TACOMA
HILLTOP BOWL, INC., ILWACO
HIRST INC., OROVILLE
HITCHIN' POST SALOON, FEDERAL WAY
INTERSTATE MERCHANT, SEATTLE
IRON HORSE CASINO LLC, TACOMA
J&P ASSOCIATES, SPOKANE
J. D. W. INC. - MGMT. GROUP, EVERETT
J. MICHAEL'S PUB & EATERY, REDMOND
JANETTE WILKS-GROSS, ILWACO
JTJ ENTERPRISES, INC., VANCOUVER, WA
KEGLERS' INC., EAST WENATHEE
LAKE BOWL, INC., MOSES LAKE
LAKESIDE CASINO, LLC, FIFE
LOUNGE LIZARDS, LLC, TUKWILA
MAC'S CIGAR STORE, ABERDEEN
MAGIC LANES, SEATTLE
MALTESE BAR & GRILL, KELSO
MICHELS DEVELOPMENT, LLC, SEATAC
MONTESANO LODGE NO. 1210, MONTESANO
MORGAN'S LBT, INC., LONG BEACH
MOUNTLAKE GAMING, INC., TUKWILA
MUIR JAMES J., RENTON
MYERS, INC., CLARKSTON
NEW SIREN TAVERN, INC., SEATTLE
ORONDO BOWLING INC, EAST WENATCHEE
PAIR O' DICE INVESTMENTS, LLC, EVERETT
PARADISE, INC., TACOMA
PASTIME TAVERN, CASTLE ROCK
PINNACLE GAMING, LLC, FEDERAL WAY
PIONEER BAR & GRILL, MOSSYROCK
PLAYERS & SPECTATORS, SPOKANE VALLEY
POINT DEFIANCE CAFÉ & CASINO, LLC, RUSTON
PORKY'S CAFÉ & LOUNGE, LONGVIEW
PRE, INC., TACOMA
R. S. PRAIRIE, INC., BRUSH PRAIRIE
RASCALS, INC., SEATTLE
REEF INC., POINT ROBERTS
ROCCO GAMING INC., TUKWILA
ROMAN CASINO, SEATTLE
ROYAL CASINO, EVERETT
SCOREBORD PUBS, INC., FEDERAL WAY
SEA HAG BAR & GRILL, ILWACO
SEATTLE'S HISTORIC TRIANGLE PUB, SEATTLE
SENYOR ADVENTURE INC, SPOKANE
SHAG NASTY'S INC., DEER PARK
SHED INC, SPOKANE
SHORELINE GAMING INC., TUKWILA
SKI INN, INC., ENUMCLAW
SPECIAL K PUB & GRILL, SPOKANE
SPORTSMANS TAVERN, INC., MOSES LAKE
STAR TAVERN, CHEHALIS
STAR, INC., CARSON
STONE HUT BAR & GRILL, WALLA WALLA
SUNSET BOWLING & RECREATION INC., SEATTLE
SWINGING DOORS, SPOKANE
T.B.I. LAND INC, TUKWILA
TACOMA CASINO LLC, LAKEWOOD
TANASSE M. A, YAKIMA
THE CEDAR INN, OLYMPIA
TIMMRECK TIM, ONALASKA
TRACYTON PUBLIC HOUSE, TRACYTON
TUKWILA LAND COMPANY LLC, TUKWILA
TYEE LANES, EVERETT
UNCLE MO'S SNAPPY INN, RENTON
VI AND GLYNN'S PUB INC., MARYSVILLE
VIKING SERVICES INC., SEATTLE
VINCE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT, SEATTLE
VORMSBERG CORPORATION, TUKWILA
WAGON WHEEL ENTERPRISES INC, BENTON CITY
WARTHAUG INC, SPOKANE
WIZARDS CASINO, BURIEN
WORKSHOP BAR & GRILL, REDMOND