Sentences with phrase «gambling interests gave»

In Illinois, for example, gambling interests gave $ 1 million to Republican leaders for the 1996 elections.

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Given the gambling revenue declines the Seneca Nation has seen in Niagara Falls in the past several years, it remains to be seen whether a private developer might be interested in building a new casino in the city.
Paul Feig's film has gambled on women, assuming that female moviegoers are sick of being reduced to man - starved, materialistic shopaholics by Hollywood, and want to see a mainstream comedy which gives them a chance to live and breathe as honest to god, funny, interesting people with their own point of view.
«Engaging and interesting, with enough lore about magicians and gambling to give the story veracity without weighing it down.»
Due to the zero percent interest rate on the Euro right now you won't find any investment giving you 5 % which isn't equivalent to gambling.
The larger issue is that I have to live somewhere and my family needs a roof over their head and I will not risk that for any «gamble» on the hopes of a big investment lucky strike or giving me a couple percent more than the interest on the mortgage or the risk to my family's habitat.
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