Monday, January 31, 2011

Ky. video-gaming bill dies in Senate committee - The Business Review (Albany):

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The Senate Appropriations Revenue onMonday evening, voted 10-5 againsty the measure, with two members abstaining, according to the Lexingtonb Herald-Leader. The House had previousl passedthe bill. The legislatiobn would have permitted video-lottery terminals at Kentucky horsre tracks, including Turfway Park in "The limited gaming proposal was designed to help save a signatur industry inperil – an industry that meansz 100,000 jobs and $4 billioj in investment for our state," said Gov. Steve Besheard in a Monday evening statement.
"It is unfortunate that every voice on this critically importan issue was not heard and every vote not At a Frankfortpress conference, Turfwaty Park President Bob Elliston said Turfway could closer by 2010 if Ohio passes gaminh legislation and Kentucky does not. Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklands recently reversed his stance against gamblingat

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