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Gambling revenge play goes sideways

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Paul Queary
Dec 23, 2020
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We love a tale of political vendetta here at The Observer. Our piece on the calculated political hit the Realtors carried out over an obscure issue of real estate taxation remains one of our best-received offerings. Today we offer a story of failed revenge: a big gambling company taking an aggressive swing at payback after a costly loss in Olympia, only to come away empty, and some $200,000 poorer.

It’s a tale about influence, procedural legislative minutia, public-relations bluster, and how not to win in the small working-class communities of Southwest Washington.

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