Nine people with ties to the gaming industry have attended Clinton's White House coffees in the past two years.

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Like Ensign, she has close ties to the gaming industry and would have been a very tough opponent for the congressman.

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With strong ties to the state's all-important gaming industry, Ensign knocked off an incumbent Democratic congressman in 1994, and he has been a reliably loyal member of the Republican Revolution ever since.

CNN: Nevada Senate Race A Tossup