Horse Group Wants Slot Machines 

There are some residents wondering why Kentucky’s racetracks are able to get in a lot of money but not have to report any of it. They say that the race tracks have worked long and hard to get the slot machines brought in as they say that they cannot compete with tracks that have them unless they have them too. They argue that the slot machines at the tracks will not only bring in more revenue for the track, but for the state as well. 

This will then snowball as bigger purses are able to be offered, better races will be run, and the big name horses will be brought in. This leads to even more money for everyone. But not every one is convinced that this is the way to go, and the legislature is fighting it. But the race tracks have been pumping a lot of money into a campaign to legalize the slot machines. 

Not only have there been numerous television ads in support of the slot machines, but there has been a lot of money pumped into the ads in order for them to be possible. But the race tracks are not coming forth to say who it is that is helping fund their campaign. And as of right now, they don’t have to.  

There is a group that is fighting to bring in the slot machines because they say that it will keep jobs in Kentucky – but they do not have to tell who they are being funded by under state law. This leaves a lot of people who are seriously curious as to who is so invested in bringing slot machines into the state.

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