To Whom it May Concern,

I urge you to use your regulator power to restrain the potentially massive growth of gambling machines that might otherwise result from the legislative decision to allow historical horse racing machines to be installed in some areas of Virginia.

These machines are essentially the same as slot machines. Large venues of slot machines will not be supported by the people of Virginia. Please limit the scope and nature of these machines to a large degree. I urge you to pass regulations that do all of the following:

1. Set a reasonable cap on the number of historical horse racing machines that can be installed in Virginia as a whole but also in particular communities. Even Kentucky has less than two thousand of thse machines in their commonwealth. We certainly should not have more than that.

2. Grant local communities ultimate decision making prerogative over the installation of these machines in their communities. 

3. Require the machines to meet all of the standards of pari-mutual wagers and display actual horse races, not cartoons or animations.

Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully,
Sean Maguire