Slot Machine Issue Heats Up

Well, it just keeps getting better. Slot machines are a hotbed of opinions no matter where you go, but these days they are being hotly contested in New Hampshire of all places. There are those that are vehemently for and against them on both sides, and they are letting their voices be heard.

A recent article talked about how the Senate Ways and Means Committee voted 3-2 to recommend a bill that would allow slot machines to come to the state’s race tracks and North County casinos. The bill is now off to the Senate to see if they will pass it as well. If so, the slot machine bill would then go to the House and it is unclear as to whether or not they would pass it.

The House had literally the day before voted to kill two expanded gambling bills, so it is not expected to pass. If the law passes then Rockingham Park in Salem would be the biggest benefactor bringing in up to 5,000 slot machines. The owners said that they would invest $450 million in the track if they get the slot machines.

However, residents are clearly divided on the issue. For as many of them that are for the bill that there are, there are also many others against it. They say that the slot machines would bring nothing but trouble. They say that they would bring crime and ruin their state. Those that are for it say that people are going to gamble anyway, so why not allow them to do it in their state and keep the money in their borders.

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