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Gambling Interests Bet Money on Maryland Democrats

MARYLAND – As reported by the Baltimore Sun: "A national political committee headed by Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller raised $175,000 from gambling interests in the final six months of last year, according to records released yesterday.

"The contributions amount to about $1 of every $6 raised by the Democratic Leadership Campaign Committee, and they streamed into the group's campaign account even as federal investigators were pursuing a preliminary inquiry into Miller's fund raising on behalf of the group.

"The federal inquiry is focused on $225,000 in contributions that the DLCC received in 2002 and early last year from horse-racing interests seeking to legalize slot machine gambling in Maryland.

"…The most recent gambling-related contributions to the political committee include $100,000 from Reno, Nev.-based International Game Technology, the world's largest manufacturer of slot machines; $50,000 from Las Vegas-based Harrah's Entertainment; and $25,000 from Trump Hotels Casino…"

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