Casino Executives And Political Donations, And Barry Manilow

CASINO executives and politics:

The relationship between Presidential contenders and the deep pockets of the gaming industry goes back to the days when the mob ran Las Vegas. Frank Sinatra was a stalwart campaigner for John F. Kennedy, and some say that it was Frank’s delivery of mob cash and ballot support in Nevada that drove Kennedy past Republican challenger Richard Nixon in 1960.

With the help of public records freely available via numerous database engines on the internet (we used OpenSecrets.org), I’ve cobbled together a listing of Presidential candidate donations by some of the top executives in the gaming industry today. It’s is striking when looking at the numbers, how many of the executives who work together contribute to the same candidates.

Apparently:

Barry Manilow (Writes the Songs That Make The Whole World Sing)
John Edwards (D) $2,300
Barack Obama (D) $2,300
Hilary Clinton (D) $2,300
Joe Biden (D) $2,300
Ron Paul (R) $2,300

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