Effort to Revive Gambling Bill Falters
It was the session's last hurrah for gambling, and it ended with a whimper as House members rejected efforts Wednesday to set the stage for debating whether to allow casinos and slot machines at horse and dog tracks. Throughout the session, expanded gambling was touted as a way to bring additional revenue to the state. However, as economic forecasts grew rosier and funding schools turned out to be less difficult than first thought, the gambling issue took a back seat to other legislation. On what lawmakers hoped was their session's last day, Rep. Doug Gatewood, D-Columbus, gave it another try. But having a debate required the chamber to pull up a bill that could become a gambling measure. But many lawmakers viewed the vote not so much as a rejection of gambling as opposition to taking up such a dicey issue as they tried to end the wrap-up session on its 15th day. The plan Gatewood wanted to offer would have limited expanded gambling to the eastern side of the state, although that could have been expanded by amendments.
May 9, 2006
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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