The Las Vegas Review/Journal reported this A/P item today:

Report: States get Indian casino veto

     Associated Press
      PHOENIX -- The congressional budget compromise would give states temporary authority to veto any new Indian casinos, according to a newspaper report.
      The Arizona Republic reported Saturday the package would give Las Vegas gaming interests and the Christian Coalition part of what they sought, but that tribes also won a partial victory.
      Las Vegas interests and the Christian Coalition wanted states to be given veto power for a year over new Indian casinos.
      The Clinton administration argued that Indians need a remedy when states refuse to discuss Indian gaming. The tribes supported a plan by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt for his department to step in and negotiate gaming agreements directly with tribes when states decline to cooperate.
      In the compromise, lawmakers agreed to postpone consideration of Babbitt's plan for six months. In effect, that would allow the states half a year to exercise the new power to block casino plans rather than the year soug