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Pennsylvania Gambling Debate Expected to be Resolved

PENNSYLVANIA –A s reported by the Pennsylvania Patriot-News: "Legislative leaders and top negotiators for Gov. Ed Rendell believe that this week, after nearly nine months of impasse, they will resolve the budget, medical malpractice reform, property tax reform and the slot-machine gambling issue.

"House leaders say they will pass a slots and property-tax refund bill, calling for nine slot parlors at race tracks and two off-site parlors, and expect Senate passage of that measure.

"…The sheer volume of the legislation to be fine-tuned before it can be voted upon, and the dozens of hours of explanations legislators will demand in caucuses, could make for "a very long week" in words used by [House Democratic chief of staff Mike] Manzo and [Sen. Tommy] Tomlinson…"

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