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Kentucky May Wrestle with Expanded Gambling Debate Again11 September 2002FRANKFORT, Kentucky – As reported by the Associated Press: "The stars may be aligning to put expanded gambling back on the front burner of Kentucky public policy debate. ",,,`It would appear that we may have -- there's a good likelihood -- that the revenue will not be as much as the budget, the spending plan is based upon,' [Gov. Paul] Patton said. "`If that is in fact the case, there are two choices: cut expenditures or raise revenue. If raising revenue, there may very well be two choices: one would be to increase taxes, the other would be expanded gaming. "`Of those two, I think that expanded gaming would be preferable.' "…Patton is trying to be careful around the topic, and responded only when asked about the state's overall fiscal situation. He stayed out of the gambling debate when it bounced around the General Assembly earlier this year. "But a few years ago, he identified expanded gambling as the only ready source of revenue to take on some projects that he identified as close to his heart, including farmland preservation and urban renewal…" |