N.Y. Legislators Hope 'Racinos' Help Budgets - 2004-01-29
Amid handfuls of dollars, spinning 7s and a blaze of blinking lights, New York's huge gamble on video lottery terminals started in a room larger than a football field.
Gov. George Pataki and lawmakers are depending on this "racino"-slot machine-like games based at horse racing tracks--and 15 others similar to it inevitably put $2 billion annually into education while bailing the state out of nagging deficits.
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