Gov. Edgar will listen to a $100 million proposal to allowyear-round slot machines at racetracks, his spokesman said Sunday.
Racetrack owners say they are losing money and need slots, videopoker and other machine games of chance to compete with riverboatcasinos.
The horseracing industry also needs tax relief, said ArlingtonInternational Racecourse owner Dick Duchossois, who is to meet withEdgar on Tuesday.Thoroughbred track owners want to allow as many as 1,200machines at each of three locations: Arlington, Sportsman's Park orHawthorne, and Maywood Park or Balmoral."The governor is willing to listen to such requests," Edgarspokesman Thomas Hardy said.The …
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