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Tracks Want
Slot Machines Their Way
The Kentucky horse racing industry has made it
very clear that not only do they want
slot machines but they want them brought
in the way that they want it done. They
are opposed to any plan other than the
one that they have set forth – and it
might end up burning them in the
process.
The
horse racing industry says that they
need slot machines. They say that
without them their tracks are going to
have to start cutting jobs and that many
of them might just have to close down
all together. They have been asking
their government officials to legalize
slot machines at their tracks so that
they can compete with surrounding states
that already have them.
But
the government came up with a bill that
would have it go before the voters in
November but the tracks said no. They
said that they would not approve that
bill under any terms as it would take
too long for the vote to happen and they
don’t have that much time. They also
said that they would be facing large
campaigns from the surrounding states
which would probably keep the bill from
passing.
They
want slot machines legalized under the
existing lottery bill, and the
government says that this is just not
possible. They say that the votes are
just not there for it to pass in the
House and the Senate and that they
didn’t feel that it was part of the bill
anyway. They feel that the lottery and
slot machines are two different entities
and should be treated as such.
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