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State Senate Could Soon Vote On Slots May 12, 2003 HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Senate could vote on gambling in Pennsylvania this week. Senators will meet behind closed doors Monday afternoon to discuss a bill to add slot machines to the state's four racetracks. If they find there is enough support to pass the measure it could be brought up Tuesday. Right now, Republican and Democratic sources said the odds of that happening are even money. The bill would put 3,000 slot machines at the four existing racetracks, including Penn National in Dauphin County. It would also add 3,000 slots at each of four proposed tracks. Supporters said one of the hurdles they face is supporters of other gambling, like riverboat casinos and video poker in bars might add their measures to a slots bill. While they feel there are enough votes to pass the slots bill, they don't think there are enough votes to pass a broader gambling bill. Berks County state Sen. Mike O'Pake is among the undecided on this issue. "It seems to me, that those measures -- the casinos, the riverboat gambling and all the rest -- is just too much for Pennsylvania to absorb at this time. The advantage of slots at the tracks is that betting is already going on there, and instead of losing that revenue to New Jersey or to Delaware, they would be going to a track, but even that gives me concern, so we'll have to do some heavy thinking," O'Pake said. Because Gov. Ed Rendell, who is a Democrat, supports slots at racetracks,
Republicans sources said Democrats will have to provide most of the support
to pass a slots bill in the Senate.
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