Betting on McCain is a video posted on YouTube by the Democratic National Committee, which points out long-time associations of Republican presidential candidate John McCain with gambling interests. Based and referring to a September 27, 2008 New York Times article, the video names McCain loyalists Scott Reed and Wes Gullett as gambling lobbyists.The New York Times: ... a Host of Ties to Gambling (September 27, 2008)
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McCain helped write the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 with Morris K. UdallThe New York Times: For McCain and Team, a Host of Ties to Gambling (September 27, 2008)
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More than 40 of McCain's fund-raisers and top advisers have worked for gambling interestsThe New York Times: For McCain and Team, a Host of Ties to Gambling (September 27, 2008)
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Scott Reed, McCain's campaign manager, is a lobbyist for the Mashantucket Pequot, an Indian tribe that owns Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino, the world's second largest casinoThe New York Times: For McCain and Team, a Host of Ties to Gambling (September 27, 2008)
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