takeout
08-19-2008, 03:10 PM
Opponents assert that it is crafted to get more votes
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.slots19aug19,0,4227950.story
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"It's troubling, and we think a serious look needs to be taken," said Scott Arceneaux, a senior adviser to Marylanders United to Stop Slots, a ballot committee. "It goes to great pains to list all the things it's going to fund that they obviously know voters will support. But it doesn't talk about the half-billion dollars going to the gambling industry or horse racing."
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Comment: He's got a point. And beyond that, I wonder how much of that loot Joe DeFrancis is going to end up with and he's not part of any industry anymore.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.slots19aug19,0,4227950.story
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"It's troubling, and we think a serious look needs to be taken," said Scott Arceneaux, a senior adviser to Marylanders United to Stop Slots, a ballot committee. "It goes to great pains to list all the things it's going to fund that they obviously know voters will support. But it doesn't talk about the half-billion dollars going to the gambling industry or horse racing."
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Comment: He's got a point. And beyond that, I wonder how much of that loot Joe DeFrancis is going to end up with and he's not part of any industry anymore.