As reported by: The Associated Press
Groups on both sides of a ballot proposal that would require voter approval for expanded gambling say they are building large coalitions as the Nov. 2 election nears.

Proposal 1 would require most gambling operations - except Indian casinos and Detroit casinos - to get voter approval at the state and local level before they could expand. The measure would be retroactive to Jan. 1 and was put on the ballot after horse racing tracks pushed to add video gaming machines to attract more people to the tracks.

So far, the Legislature has not approved allowing racetracks to do that.

A poll released Monday by Lansing-based EPIC/MRA shows that most Michigan voters support the proposal. Sixty-two percent favored Proposal 1, while 26 percent were opposed and 12 percent were undecided. The poll of 600 likely voters was conducted from Wednesday to Sunday and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.