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PA casino foes continue fight

PENNSYLVANIA – As reported by the Philadelphia Daily News: "Casino opponents, stung by the state Supreme Court's decision Friday to issue a preliminary injunction knocking a referendum on the issue off the May 15 ballot, vowed yesterday to find another way to cast their ballots on the issue.

"About 60 Casino-Free Philadelphia supporters gathered in a chilly drizzle outside City Hall to announce that they will collect votes on the referendum outside polling places next month.

"The referendum asked if the two casinos planned for the city should be banned from being built within 1,500 feet of homes, schools, churches, parks and other public spaces.

"The state Gaming Control Board said the referendum illegally challenged its authority to decide where casinos should be situated…"

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