Democratic governor wants to nationalize casinos to make money
A Democrat panics and succumbs in public to his Inner Socialist.
Most Democrats are smart enough to avoid being this obvious, realizing that they can control and feed off industry just fine through massive taxes and regulations, without having to actually own them. In this way, they have cleverly surpassed their socialist ancestors.
After all, if you own a car, but your neighbor can tell you where to drive, what gas to buy, how many people can ride with you, how much daily mileage you can put on, what color the car can be, and whether or not you can use real leather for the seats, does it really matter who has the pink slip?