1.   Observers expect millions of dollars to be spent on the initiative campaign.

2.   Corporate contributions are permitted in initiative campaigns.

3.   Even within the three tribes involved, members have criticized the tribal leaders for allying themselves with slot machine makers and for throwing tribal money into the initiative campaign.

4.   Frankly, I think a simplistic initiative campaign is a lousy way to craft public policy.

5.   Legislative opponents worried about the possibility of more initiative campaigns, however, and the September plan was dropped.

6.   Mitchell and others criticized the initiative campaign, arguing that voters were not fully aware of what they were supporting when they favored the ballot measures.

7.   The fight over its passage will easily be the most expensive initiative campaign this fall.