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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

NJ and Gambling

New Jersey, after supporting a full out Ban on VLTs, ponder the question of Keno.

Sen. Jim Whelan, D-Atlantic said he opposed the keno idea.
Whelan, chairman of the Senate Wagering and Tourism Committee, said, "I think the casino industry is facing challenging times right now and we need to support the industry in Atlantic City and not divert our attention with keno or VLTs or other issues from around the state."

As the industry is already suffering, instead of expanding; focus should be on improving the current products into a more productive and safer operation.

New York could learn ad thing or two.

Hopefully with open hearings and forums, the state, and the surrounding communities where the "burden of adding VLTs" will become unnecessary.

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