Wednesday, January 06, 2010

 

General Assembly Convenes

KENTUCKY....
Gambling, budget woes and domestic violence have taken center stage as Kentucky lawmakers met in Frankfort Wednesday for the General Assembly. House Speaker Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonsburg) favors a bill to allow slot machines at racetracks that he believes would raise more than $400 million to build schools and provide a tax break for the poor, but Senate President David Williams quickly called Stumbo's plan unconstitutional.

Another form of expanded gambling offered by Attorney General Jack Conway is getting support from Senator Damon Thayer. The idea, known as Instant Racing, an electronic game in which people wager on randomly selected old horse races. Thayer, R-Georgetown, says, if Governor Beshear and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approve, games could be installed and ready to operate at Kentucky racetracks in a matter of weeks.





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