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Ohio Slot Bill Defeated

COLUMBUS, Ohio – As reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer: "Horse racing industry officials will not try to put a slot machines proposal before voters in November after a defeat in the House late Wednesday.

"Neil Clark, lobbyist for the industry, said he hopes to put the issue before voters in 2005 but has given up on doing that through the Legislature.

"…The slots plan was estimated to bring in between $533 million and $675 million annually to the state. That money would have been divided among college scholarships, early childhood education programs and grants to schools…"

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