Posted: Friday, 16 May 2008 6:48AM
State Begins Process Of Legalizing TableGames
The debate on gambling in Pennsylvania shifted today, if only briefly, to craps, poker and blackjack.
The Democratic-led House Committee on Gaming Oversight took the first step on a bill to legalize table games at the state's licensed slots casinos and held a hearing on it.
However, the bill faces heavy opposition in the Senate, and Gov. Ed Rendell says the state is not ready for table games.
The hearing featured testimony by casino executives and racing industry officials.
They say that legalizing table games would boost the revenue from slots gambling, benefiting taxpayers, the equine industry and more.
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n recent months, the debate on gambling has focused on whether the Legislature set up a flawed regulatory mechanism to decide who should win a slot-machine casino license.
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