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John Dingell: Government-sponsored gambling is a public policy that has failed, and it has failed because, one, it has transformed…

On the recordDecember 9, 2013
Government-sponsored gambling is a public policy that has failed, and it has failed because, one, it has transformed gambling from a private and local activity into the public voice of American government.
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John Dingell
Democratic · Michigan

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Dingell criticizes government-sponsored gambling for failing as a public policy.

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