Senate leader sidelines video slot bill - 2004-02-13
The leader of the Indiana Senate said yesterday that he has shelved a bill that would permit thousands of video gambling machines at the state's racing venues.
But he also said that he's open to giving the horse industry a more significant subsidy to help it survive.
Senate President Pro Tem Robert Garton, R-Columbus, assigned House Bill 1188 to the Rules Committee, of which he is the chairman. He said he won't give it a hearing or allow a vote, effectively killing it for this session.
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