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To: Ed Pettee who wrote (6630)	1/22/1998 1:55:00 PM
From: T.K. Allen	Respond to of 10368

Ed - Thanks. I am going to fax them my tobacco data today. I was interested in the following from Beasley's State of the State address: With their unlimited resources for lobbying and advertising, the video-poker industry is mounting an assault on the senses and sensibilities of the people of South Carolina. You've seen the ads with the all-American faces. The industry is fighting back with ads. Maybe they should have some ads with a grandmother gasping for breath, dragging around oxygen bottles with a hose up her nose, begging her anguished granddaughter to get her another cigarette. The tag line: "Brought to you by Gov. Beasley and the South Carolina Tobacco Board." TKA

To: Ed Pettee who wrote (6630)	1/22/1998 4:27:00 PM
From: T.K. Allen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10368

Ed: I have been checking on the video poker lobby today. There is a group of pages on the legislative website dealing with lobbyists. Here is the link: lpitr.state.sc.us Following are the organization and their registered lobbyists: SC COIN OPERATORS ASSOCIATION PO BOX 93 DARLINGTON, SC 29532 803-393-4861 LOBBYISTS: ALLEN, FRED E., DRAKE, DWIGHT F., TERRY, MYRON K. SC VIDEO GAMING ASSN 1304 N OCEAN BLVD MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577 803-448-9265 LOBBYIST: DUDLEY, THOMAS E. III SC VIDEO MALL ASSN 1429 SAVANNAH HWY CHARLESTON, SC 29407 803-766-9814 LOBBYIST: GUNN, MICHAEL E. There is also a page listing lobbyists by name and the various groups they represent. The good news is most of these guys appear to be real heavyweights, judging by their client list. The bad news is, I don't know how much mileage we'll get out of the tobacco issue. Most of these guys also represent tobacco interests. It may be something of a conflict of interest for these guys. TKA