More Details on Rendell’s Plan

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell wants to bring in slot machines to make more money for the state. He says that he wants to see video poker slot machines brought into bars, clubs, restaurants, etc. because he needs a way of offsetting the price of college for students in the state. Rising education costs have made it difficult for many high school seniors to attend college, and if they do they are looking at large student loan bills when they get out.

The state already allows regular slot machine gambling, but Rendell thinks that they can go one step further. Rendell says that by adding in the additional video poker slot machines that they will be able to help more than 175,000 college students pay for their tuition. It would give the state another $550 million each year.

If it passes, those students that live in households that make less than $100,000 a year, and choose to go to any one of the fourteen state universities or community colleges would be eligible for up to $7,600 from the slot machines. The money could be used for tuition, books, fees, room and board.

With so many other states bringing in the video poker slot machines, it is no wonder that PA would consider it as well. However, many say that since they just added slot machines that it might be a better idea to hold off and see how they do before they expand any more. Rendell says that they are not related as the ones already approved are your basic slot machines, and these are video poker slot machines, and therefore will appeal to a different crowd.
 

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