Those Not Chosen for Slot Machines May Sue

There were several disappointed groups vying for slot machine licenses when the board made their decision public. The groups not chosen for slot machines are now trying to decide if they should file an appeal to the board, in hopes that they might change their mind. One of the things working in their favor is the fact that the people of Philadelphia do not like where the board chose to put the slot machines – including the mayor.

Various groups around the neighborhood have already spoken out against the slot machine locations chosen, and they are looking for grounds to appeal the board’s decision. They say that putting two slot machine casinos on the waterfront will make it a traffic nightmare. They said that not only will it “ruin their quality of life” but it will also “endanger business in the working port.”

Jethro Heiko, a spokesperson for Casino Free Philadelphia, says that many communities across the state said that they did not want slot machines in their backyards. He said Philadelphia was one of them, and yet the state chose to license two slot machine casinos in their city. He said that not only did the board not listen to the people of the town, but they made Philadelphia the largest slot machine gambling city in the nation.

Donald Trump was also upset at the Board’s decision, and said that it was the governor’s decision, and they are going to have to “live with it.” The Board says that politics had nothing to do with it, and that Governor Rendell was not involved in the slot machine decision process at all.

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