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San Bento Vying for More Slot Machines
Rep.
William San Bento is known as a
supporter of the slot machines, and now
he want to bring in more. The slot
machines in Lincoln Park and Newport
Grand have been bringing in less slot
machine revenue as of late and thus have
some in the legislature concerned about
that source of income for the state.
San Bento thinks they should bring in
reel-type slot machines and high-stakes
bingo to offset the lost revenue that
they have been experiencing. Because of
the other states around them that have
either added slot machines, expanded
slot machines, or are considering doing
one of the two things, there is some
cause for alarm.
The slot machines that San Bento wants
to bring in are lottery machines that
look and act like slot machines. Because
the constitution says that they cannot
add more slot machines without statewide
voter approval, San Bento is quick to
point out that these are not slot
machines they are lotto machines.
The legislature is looking over the
proposal to see if he is in fact
bringing in slot machines, or if the
modified machines would not count as
such. Seems to me that if it looks like
a duck…
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