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It looks like Texas could be getting slot machines—and
even if the slots opponents try to block the proposals, Texas now has two
separate proposals for implementing slot machines in the state. Slots
lobbyists argue that implementing Las Vegas slot machines will bring in up
to $3.8 billion in revenue. This money can supplement the state’s higher
education expenses and health insurance. So the proponents are pretty
confident that the slot machines proposals may pass.
Texas has two choices for implementing the slot machines—the first proposal
will bring slot machines all over the state. The proposal would allow
gambling at casinos, Indian reservations, and at racetracks. The other
proposal would bring in slot machines on a much smaller scale. Rather than
huge Vegas-style slots casinos, slot machines would operate at the state’s
dog and horse racetracks. This proposal argues that the racetracks need the
revenue the slots would bring in as a way to compete with neighboring
state’s racetracks.
The slot machines would not be the first type of gambling in the state.
Texas legalized the state lottery in 1992—and this has proved beneficial for
the state in terms of revenue. If the state approves one of the two slot
machines proposals though, the revenue from the slots would very positively
benefit the state’s scholarships and health care funding.
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