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Slots: PA to have more than Vegas

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell “signed laws on Monday authorizing 61,000 slot machines in Pennsylvania — more than any other state except Nevada….” Revenue from slot machines, estimated at $3 billion a year, is expected to cut property taxes and revive the state’s horseracing industry (AP).

Related: “Drive for Nebraska slot machines moves forward” (Thoroughbred Times).