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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).

Posted in State Issues on July 5, 2004

Slots: PA Yes, CA No

Pennsylvania legislators agree “in principle” (Thoroughbred Times) to legalizing slot machines, while Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger affirms his opposition (ESPN) to a November referendum on racetrack slots in California.

Posted in State Issues on June 24, 2004