Sentences with phrase «gambling interest groups»

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New York Times columnist William Safire said that «although Big Gambling's largess is buying influence in Washington, D.C., Grey's outfit has helped local citizens» groups keep beating the casino interests in state after state.»

Updating a 2005 report called «Stacking the Deck,» Common Cause New York says gambling interests have raised more than $ 3 million in less than three years, passing the cash along to elected officials and a series of pro-gambling groups.

But the group came under fire because it did not have to publicly disclose its donors, many of which turned out to be interests that were pursuing business before the state, including gambling groups.

The company represents numerous gambling interests or communities that host gambling, such as Nassau Off - Track Betting Corp. ($ 96,000), Suffolk Off - Track Betting Corp. ($ 50,000), the Stronach Group ($ 110,000), GCI Technologies ($ 90,000) and Madison County ($ 60,000).

The group, along with CitizenLink and its coalition of state - based family policy councils, questioned Trump's stances on issues such as abortion and same - sex marriage (which tended in the past to be liberal) as well his gambling and casino interests.

«As they consider the issue of Las Vegas style casino gambling, voters might very well be interested to know whose interests are at stake,» the group said in a statement.