Where Did the Middlemen Go?

Pennsylvania legislature created what are known as the slot machine middlemen—now however they see that these middlemen are an excuse for corrupt politicians to exploit the system that was designed to benefit Pennsylvania’s economy through more jobs and increased money coming into the state as a result of the slot machine industry. These middlemen are the go-between for the casinos and the slot machine distributors; the problems started to crop up when politicians began to run these middlemen companies. As a result of the subsequent scandal as voters and Pennsylvanians got wind of what was happening, the state Senate has officially voted to eliminate what was once deemed necessary to the slot machine distribution process.

Now this doesn’t mean that those 18 companies currently doing business as Pennsylvania slot machine middlemen are up the creek without a paddle. The state Senate recognizes that the business will loose money as the slot machine middlemen become optional for casinos and slot machine distributors. To remedy this situation the Senate proposes that a $500 dollar tax be affixed to each slot machine sold in the state—then that tax will de divided to go to both the slot machine middlemen companies that will loose business and slot machine addiction programs in the state.

The next step in the process of eliminating the slot machine middlemen is approval in the state House. And currently the House leaders believe there may be alternatives the plan the Senate outlines. To avoid some anticipate lawsuits from the some of the 18 companies that may not qualify for a part of the proposed slot machine tax, the House is looking at all of the possible options.
 

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