|
The House Gaming Oversight Committee for the state of
Pennsylvania has a tough road ahead now that the slot machines are legal in
the state and many of the proposed casinos are already up and running. But
that won’t stop Tom Creighton from carefully examining each bill that comes
through the committee that regards the state’s slot machines. Creighton is a
four-term republican representative recently named to the committee, and he
has a history of voting anti-slot machines.
But though he voted against legalizing the slot machines a couple years
back, he has accepted that the slots are legal and he is prepared to ensure
that all of the new legislation that goes through the state is well thought
out and thoroughly accounts for any provisions that may be necessary in the
future.
One issue the Committee has with the way the slot machines bills were
handled is that some of the bills were not proper in their scope. With the
legalizing free drinks for the slot machine players bill, the Committee
feels that the bill should have covered how casinos are to interact with
minors playing the slot machines (those over 18 though).
These are the sorts of issue the Committee feels can be worked out in all
future legislation since all gambling and slot machines bills will have to
first go through the Committee before they are ever voted on by the state
house.
Back to February News>>>
Back to Recent
News>>>
|
