Casino proposals draw fire

WASHINGTON -- The budget proposal President Clinton sent to Congress on Monday includes two measures opposed by casinos: a plan to withhold income taxes on keno and bingo winnings and a proposal to enlist casinos' help in collecting child-support payments from deadbeat parents.

In a letter to Clinton, Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., said collecting child support is laudable. But, he said, "the decision to have the federal government require a private industry to assume the role of a government agency concerns me."

Sens. Richard Bryan and Harry Reid also criticized the bingo and keno winnings proposal.

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