Slots, Video Poker Bill Introduced

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Well, that didn’t take long.

Senate Bill 2032, introduced by Sen. Donna Mercado Kim, would do this:

Legalizes slot machine gambling and video poker gambling machines in gambling establishments located in hotels in urban areas zoned resort and security areas within international airports … restricts gambling in a hotel to registered guests of the hotel … requires an unspecified portion of the revenues payable to the State to be expended for the department of education and the department of human services.

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