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Rep. Clymer Trying to Kill or Curb Slots Law28 February 2006HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "The General Assembly's biggest opponent of slot machines, Rep. Paul Clymer, hasn't stopped trying to pull the plug on Act 71 of 2004, the law that's set to bring 14 slots casinos to Pennsylvania. "'Slot machines will make great changes to the Pennsylvania landscape, making it look more like Las Vegas and Atlantic City, and many people don't want the social problems that go with it,' the suburban Philadelphia Republican said last week. "He's introduced a bill to repeal the slots law, but with the first casinos expected to be licensed by the state later this year, few legislators give Mr. Clymer's bill much chance. "...The best that slots opponents can do is mold the law a little more to their liking, such as by getting rid of a current provision that lets elected officials own up to 1 percent or a casino gambling company..." |