Anti Gambling Group Against Slots at Track 

Even if the voters decide to allow slot machines in at the proposed Biddeford racino, the state is still going to have a fight on their hands in bringing those games to light. There are a group of people who are very much against bringing in the slot machines to the location and they are going to fight against the plans as much as they can. They say that the proposal is not valid and that residents should not have gotten the ability to vote on it in the next election. Local residents approved the referendum last year, but now it goes out to the state to get permission.  

Most of the supporters for the slot machines live in the area, which makes it a push for money for those in that state. But the anti gambling group Casinos No! says that harness racing is going down anyway and that by bringing in the slot machines they are essentially creating a casino in that location – not a racino. They say that they are trying to “bailout” a “failing business” and that this should not be allowed.  

They have managed to get many people across the state involved in their quest to stop the slot machines, but with so many people in the immediate area pushing for them they are definitely going to have a fight on their hands. But they also have the fact that the tracks get state money each year on their side as they say that they are already supporting these businesses and that they should just let them go.