Legislators want casino topic on ballot - 2004-02-29
Local legislators, including a Henderson senator, voiced general support Saturday for bills filed Friday that would permit Kentuckians to vote on whether casinos should be permitted in the state.
If constituents approve a constitutional amendment, it would clear the path for a plan worked out with Kentucky's horse racing trade that calls for four land-based casinos -- including one in Owensboro -- and five casinos at horse racing tracks in Louisville, northern Kentucky, Lexington, Franklin and Prestonsburg.
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