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Posted on 09/25/2003 1:46:59 PM PDT by gubamyster
Bonnie Reiss, a longtime aide to Arnold Schwarzenegger, has been named to the board of directors of a company that owns several casinos in Nevada and has a major interest in the Hollywood Park card club. Reiss' connection with Pinnacle Entertainment could provide a line of attack for Schwarzenegger's political rivals. The candidate has been attacking Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and state Sen. Tom McClintock (R-Thousand Oaks) over the campaign contributions they receive from Indian tribes that run casinos. Pinnacle's casinos and card clubs compete with the tribal casinos for gambling business. A spokesman for Schwarzenegger denied any conflict. "Mr. Schwarzenegger doesn't sit on the board, one of his dear friends does," said campaign advisor Rob Stutzman. "What corrupts politics is the millions of dollars that goes to Bustamante and McClintock." Pinnacle owns and operates seven casinos in Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana, Indiana and Argentina, according to a statement from the company.
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