[WA gov] Gregoire considers 4-minute Keno games to fill budget gap
OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire is "seriously considering" legislation that would allow four-minute Keno games as a way to help deal with a projected $2.6 billion budget shortfall. The games could bring in an estimated $30 million a year. That's not much money compared with the budget gap, but lawmakers are hunting for any cash they can find. Similar bills have been proposed — and have died — in the past. Things could be different this time, given the severity of the state's budget crisis, but the state's tribes likely will fight any effort. Washington already has a Keno game...
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