Pennsylvania
Slots Bill Hits Another Obstacle
As reported by the Pennsylvania
Patriot News: "Pennsylvania's road to slots
and lower school property taxes has hit another
impasse.
"State Gaming Control Board members
are at loggerheads over how to license slot-machine
suppliers. Until they reach consensus, the sole
beneficiaries from Pennsylvanians' slots play
will continue to be neighboring states where
the games are legal.
"…Gov. Ed Rendell is banking on
seeing $1 billion in tax revenue from 14 casinos
to cut residents' school property taxes by an
average of about $340 statewide. Each casino
must receive a license from the state gaming
board.
"The state slots law, enacted in July
2004, requires casino operators to obtain their
games from in-state suppliers. But the law prohibits
the board from issuing casino licenses until
90 days after it licenses game manufacturers
and suppliers. It hasn't even begun taking applications
from would-be suppliers…"
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