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Racetracks Enter Home Stretch for Slots27 September 2006PENNSYLVANIA -- As reported by the Patriot-News: "The state Gaming Control Board is expected to issue temporary casino licenses today to Penn National and several other horse racetracks, putting the 27-month process of starting slot machine play into the home stretch. "Meanwhile, the Legislature appears poised to drop efforts to block a Gettysburg-area casino by law. "Senate negotiators agreed yesterday on final language in a bill intended to close loopholes in the 2004 gambling expansion law. Key is deletion of a clause pushed by Rep. Stephen Maitland, R-Gettysburg, that would stop any proposed casino in Adams County. "...gaming board officials have said many of the six racetrack casino licenses are ready for approval..." |