| − | During her 2008 re-election campaign the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that Gov. Gregoire was benefiting from more than $650,000 in political contributions from Washington tribes after she killed a gambling contract potentially worth $140 million.<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/local/366900_gregoire13.html Tribes Give Big to Gregoire, Avoid Sharing Casino Cash]</ref> | + | During her 2008 re-election campaign the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that Gov. Gregoire was benefiting from more than $650,000 in political contributions from Washington tribes after she killed a gambling contract potentially worth $140 million.<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/local/366900_gregoire13.html Tribes Give Big to Gregoire, Avoid Sharing Casino Cash]</ref> One expert cited in the Times report called the money a "payoff." |