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Pennsylvania Slots Debated in Briefs

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- Authors of the state's slot-machine gambling law slipped it past an uninformed Legislature, opponents wrote in Supreme Court briefs filed Friday, while the legislation's defenders contended it was constitutional and subject to plenty of debate.

State Supreme Court justices will hear arguments March 9 in the lawsuit, which could have significant bearing on whether the newly legalized slot machines can deliver property tax relief in Pennsylvania in the next few years.

Five lawmakers, religious groups, good-government advocates, and gambling opponents sued in December. Gov. Ed Rendell, Attorney General Tom Corbett, the newly created Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and legislative leaders are defending the seven-month-old law.

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