Governor Complaisant About Slot Machine Subsidy

Many are confused as to the attitude of the Governor of Indian’s position on the new report that just came out from the Office of Management and Budget regarding slot machines. The office said that the state might want to consider taking the slot machine revenue that they are currently putting towards the horse racing industry toward something else in the state – like their bottom line. Currently, the casinos charge their slot machine players a $3 tax to play and $0.65 of that goes to the horse racing industry – to the tune of $27 million a year. In the past ten years, the sport has received more than $220 million in funding from the slot machines.

When asked about it, the Governor said that he had more important things to worry about, which left many wondering why the slot machine revenue seemed so unimportant to a man who is known to be a penny pincher. This is the same man who suggested renting welcome mats and cooking prisoner’s lunches to save a few bucks – and yet he is not concerned that $27 million of slot machine money could be going to a better place?

The governor has a long history of trying to keep the bottom dollar low, but $27 million of the slot machine money being thrown into a black hole – things just don’t add up. The horse racing industry says it cannot survive without the slot machine revenue, and they say that since the state won’t give them slot machines of their own – they need to support them. Others say that if they can’t survive off of horse racing without adding slot machines, then it might be time to find another job.

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