Tennessee Lottery A Good Gamble For Steve Cohen

By Kleinheider Posted on July 22, 2008 at 8:11 am

Freshman Congressman and father of the Tennessee lottery, Steve Cohen, gets pro-gamblers to ante up for his campaign kittyL

Incumbent Steve Cohen went to a Las Vegas fundraiser last fall with Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., and picked up checks from 10 professional gamblers, some with nicknames like Texas Dolly and Vegas Stud. Eight of the 10 gave the maximum allowed for both the primary and general elections, $4,600. One gambler’s wife also made a contribution as did the poker manager of the Bellagio casino.

The entire haul for the Nov. 19 event, including in-kind beverages: $64,188.

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