August 25th, 2008
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ANCHORAGE — Alaska voters will be asked Tuesday whether they want to create a Gaming Commission that could expand gambling by allowing slot machines, poker rooms, lotteries or any form of waging game.
The seven-member commission would be created within the state Department of Revenue under Ballot Measure 1.
Only legislators now have authority to expand gambling.
Bar owners, as primary funders of Alaskans for Gaming Reform, are leading the campaign for the ballot measure’s passage.
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