Some Oklahoma tribes have spent the week lobbying heavily for a bill that would legalize certain electronic casino machines for tribes and horsetracks.

Among the many pushing for passage was former Cherokee Nation chief Wilma Mankiller. "This is not a Republican issue. This is not a Democrat issue. This is an Oklahoma issue," she said yesterday, according to The Daily Oklahoman.

The bill has generated a bit too much tension for some. Todd Scaramucci, a horseman, was charged with making threatening telephone calls to Rep. Forrest Claunch, a Republican who opposes the "bad bill."

Claunch should get his chance to vote no on SB553 today. The Democratic leadership has put the bill on today's agenda.

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Horsemen, tribes do some arm twisting (The Native American Times 2/26)
Gaming bill dealt for House vote (The Daily Oklahoman 2/26)
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Horseman charged in threats (The Daily Oklahoman 2/26)
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