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If casino vote fails, should N.J. put video lottery machines at racetracks?

assetcontent-57TRENTON — A state lawmaker has a backup plan if New Jersey voters reject next month’s ballot referendum to bring casino gambling to the northern part of the state: Installing slot machine-like gaming at the Garden State’s racetracks. Assemblyman Ralph Caputo said Monday that should the referendum fail — as polls predict it will — he…

Posted: October 19th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Horse Racing Industry, Monmouth County News | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment »

One Comment on “If casino vote fails, should N.J. put video lottery machines at racetracks?”

  1. Bob English said at 5:38 pm on October 19th, 2016:

    Absolutely……the bill was very poorly written and intentionally excluded Monmouth Park from offering casino style gambling….the amount of revenue they are talking about sharing is a tiny fraction of what the tracks need to be able to compete with horse tracks in surrounding states.