Corzine Against Slot Machines

The racetracks in New Jersey have long wanted to bring in slot machines to boost their sales. They say that they need the money in order to survive, and that by bringing in slot machines it would enable them to compete with the other tracks that already have them. The problem is that they are in a state that is now surrounded by other states also offering slot machines and they are allowing their tracks to offer them.
 
However, New Jersey has long maintained that if you’re going to have slot machines you’re going to have them in Atlantic City. The casinos in Atlantic City have long opposed the tracks bringing in any form of slot machines as they say that it would hurt their industry drastically. Now with surrounding states also offering slot machines and, in some cases, table games as well, the casinos are really hurting for money.
 
The casinos give money to the tracks every year in the form of millions and millions of dollars because they know that the tracks need assistance. However, they argue that if the tracks were to get slot machines it would damage the casino industry beyond repair.
 
Gov. Jon Corzine says that he will oppose slot machines at the racetracks if it were to come up for a vote. He says that if you were elected to a second term within the state, there is no way he would ever agree to allow the tracks to have slot machines. This of course has angered the racetracks as they feel they have just as much of a right to have them as the casinos do, but for now there is no sign of slot machines coming in.

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