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Idaho Officials Shoot for Legalized Gaming

WALLACE, Idaho -- As reported by the Associated Press: ``City leaders and a state senator believe allowing local-option gambling in the historic Shoshone County seat would boost their economy the way it revitalized Deadwood, S.D.

``…State Sen. Marti Calabretta, D-Osburn, said her Panhandle district is surrounded by gambling, both just across the state line in Montana and on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation.

``Calabretta is not making any promises since Idaho's conservative Legislature has staunchly opposed expanded gambling.

``Legislators have refused to sign onto Gov. Dirk Kempthorne's negotiated agreement with the state's American Indian tribes, forcing tribes to run a successful ballot initiative to legalize their existing casinos.

``…Idaho does not allow local-option gambling. The only legal gambling in the state is through the state lottery; pari-mutuel betting on horse racing and simulcasts of races elsewhere; and on tribal reservations where compacts with the state define the limited scope of casino offerings…"

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