Rendell looking at 12 potential sites for slots - 2004-01-27
In an effort to make good on an overdue promise to lower property taxes, Gov. Ed Rendell has created a new plan to legalize slot machine casinos in Pennsylvania -- 12 of them, with up to three in the Pittsburgh region.
Rendell made a commitment yesterday to bring in a plan to approve slot machines at eight horse racing tracks -- four existing tracks and four more yet to be built -- plus four other locations, including one in Pittsburgh, two in Philadelphia and one somewhere else, maybe in a resort area.
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