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Pennsylvania Slots Odds Called Even

CHESTER, West Virginia – As reported by the Associated Press: "Slot machine legislation has a 50-50 chance of passing in Pennsylvania this year, and any successful bill will have to allow slots at non-racetrack settings, an aide to that state's lawmakers said Tuesday.

"`It is very easy for a small number of legislators to group together to block a bill. Only a bill that is written to appeal to a broad consensus will stand any chance of passing,' warned Christopher Craig, legal counsel to Pennsylvania state Sen. Vincent J. Fumo, D-Philadelphia. Fumo helped craft a bill that passed the Pennsylvania Senate in June and now lies stalled in the House.

"…Allowing slots only at tracks would leave major Pennsylvania markets untouched in districts where lawmakers support slots but there are no tracks to host them, Craig said.

"Leaders in the racetrack casino industry, however, bristled at the idea that any state would allow slots in non-track settings…"

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