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9/5/18  1:11 pm
Commenter: Keith Arthurs

No, no, no to gambling in Virginia
 

I used to live in Maryland, where they pulled the bait and switch routine in order to get gambling into the state.  They said it would only be used to help the horse racing industry, and be limited to slot machines at race tracks.  It took no time at all after it was approved to start opening large casinos left and right, and then abandon the race tracks to shut down.

This is all about gambling revenue to feed their spending habits.  It brought crime around the casinos.  The purpose was abandoned in favor of opening more and more large casinos in Maryland.  The same thing is being proposed here in Virginia.

NO!  Do not open any casinos or allow any gambling anywhere, it is a tax on the poor who go there with hopes of getting rich, and the politicians use it to feed their large government programs in state to expand political power and presence.   This is a bait and switch, and any limits will be short lived.  Don't fall for this, and vote against any and all gambling in Virginia.

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