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Kentuckians And Expanded Gaming: Opposition To Protect The Vulnerable?, Thomas E. Lambert
Kentuckians And Expanded Gaming: Opposition To Protect The Vulnerable?, Thomas E. Lambert
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During the 2022 meeting of the Kentucky General Assembly, gambling interests in the state had both triumphs and setbacks. An attempt to raise taxes on revenues earned by specialty slot machines (historical horse racing machines, or HHR machines) was turned back, yet an attempt to legalize sports gambling on sports such as the NFL, NBA, NCAA, etc., was also turned back. Lotteries, charitable gaming, and pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing have been legal in the state for some time, and HHR machines were made fully legal after state laws were re-written in 2021 to have them comply with the state …
Gambling Opinions And Participation In Kentucky Versus The Other 49 States, Thomas E. Lambert
Gambling Opinions And Participation In Kentucky Versus The Other 49 States, Thomas E. Lambert
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Much has been written in the Kentucky press over the last few years about how the state is falling behind other states due to Kentucky’s absence of traditional casinos, sports gambling on the NFL, NCAA, etc., and other gambling forms. A major topic has been the potential tax revenues that would be collected if some forms of gambling are legalized in the state. Yet not much has been written about how Kentucky citizens differ from or are similar to citizens in other states with respect to opinions about gambling morality, gambling and spending preferences, and gambling policy. State laws are …