Or you could think of it another way in that it WOULD HAVE cost the state plenty.

"It was almost like triggering a gambling arms race in the state," he said. "What would occur under the revenue sharing is that it would have led to an almost unlimited expansion of gambling -- unlimited tables, unlimited betting -- and that is something that the governor wanted to avoid."

Other states provide a model of what happens when tribal casinos enter into revenue sharing arrangements, Edwards said.

"It opens up a Pandora's box on gambling and where does it stop?" Edwards said.

Gregoire was protecting the state's interest, he said.

Some seem to want all out gambling state wide. Not me and not near me. I might be willing to let Auburn become the states gambling mecca though. Let the moral decay begin.....and lower housing values, prostitution, etc etc. All yours.