Gambling interests gave GOP group behind pro-DeWine PACs $1M


              FILE - A dealer practices stacking chips at the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati, in preparation for the casino's opening four months later, Nov. 27, 2012. An Associated Press review finds that gambling interests positioning for lucrative business in Ohio's developing betting landscape gave nearly $1 million to a nonprofit that helped Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine get reelected. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)
            
              FILE - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine answers a question while taking part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference, Nov. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. An Associated Press review finds that gambling interests positioning for lucrative business in Ohio's developing betting landscape gave nearly $1 million to a nonprofit that helped DeWine get reelected. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)