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Ohio Candidates Debate Gambling

OHIO – As reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer: "Although stopping short of endorsing full-blown casinos, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Chandler said Tuesday that Owensboro would not be left "out of the mix" if gambling is expanded.

"`I guarantee you, as governor, when we start looking at this issue - and start looking at it seriously - Owensboro and Daviess County will have a seat at the table,' Chandler said. `And I will make it my business to make sure that when some form of expanded gaming is passed in this next legislature, this community benefits.'

"Gambling expansion is an issue of great interest in Owensboro, which has a convention center and a large hotel, the Executive Inn Rivermont, widely viewed as a casino-in-waiting.

"…The issue of expanded gambling offers one of the starkest contrasts between the candidates. Both say voters should ratify the idea by constitutional amendment, but they agree on nothing else.

"…Fletcher, who says he does not endorse expanded gambling but would not use the power of the governorship to stop a constitutional amendment, said Chandler is now `waffling,' hinting at full casinos, not just racetrack slots…"

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