Already, one congressional appointee to the commission is from the gaming industry, and gambling opponents fear that President Bill Clinton will reward contributors to his re-election campaign by also naming industry representatives.
She had carefully avoided calling for Estrada's resignation since a scandal erupted a few weeks ago, in which provincial governor Luis Singson accused Estrada of taking millions of dollars of illegal gambling proceeds (the president denies the allegation).
The Republicans have been gambling that their pursuit of the president will push their supporters to the polls and that disillusionment among Democratic supporters will keep them away.