highly taxed<\/a> and contributes more to state coffers than any other state in the US — some $1.4 billion last year.<\/p>\nPolitical campaign donations are legal in Nevada where the casino industry is very much part of the political ecosystem but states like Pennsylvania and New Jersey have sought to limit the industry\u2019s influence, in part because of its historical connections to organized crime.<\/p>\n
Some legal experts question whether this stance is outdated, since the Mob has been driven out of the legal gambling industry and both Pennsylvania and New Jersey strictly regulate their casinos.<\/p>\n
In 2010, the US Supreme Court\u2019s Citizens United decision permitted corporations to make unlimited independent donations to political campaigns.<\/p>\n
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A court in Pennsylvania on Wednesday struck down a law that prohibits casino industry stakeholders from donating to political campaigns in the state. Since it legalized casino gaming in 2004, Pennsylvania has maintained a blanket ban on contributions of any amount by anyone with \u201ceven an attenuated connection\u201d to the gambling industry to act as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":88636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,18,61,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Judge Rejects Ban on Pennsylvania Casino Political Campaign Donations<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n