Pennsylvania
Slot Block Approved
As reported by the Pennsylvania
Evening Sun: "The House backed an effort
to stop a Gettysburg-area slots parlor Tuesday
night, approving an amendment to the 2004 slots
law that would ban any stand-alone casinos in
Adams County.
"Rep.
Stephen Maitland, R-Gettysburg, sponsored the
amendment that passed by a vote of 199-0.
"The
amendment was attached to an omnibus package
of changes to the slots law that now heads to
the Senate, where the fate of the Gettysburg-area
ban is uncertain.
"Maitland's
effort is meant to block the Crossroads Gaming
Resort and Spa, proposed at routes 30 and 15
by a group of investors led by Gettysburg businessman
David LeVan.
"…The
House vote is the latest round in a slots debate
that has attracted national attention, and it
could lay the groundwork for months of legislative
maneuvering over Gettysburg-area slots…"
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