Slot Machines Affect Structure (Part V)

The politicians do their share of getting involved in the slot machine issues as well. Many of the state’s representatives have voted against the legislation to bring in slot machines. They think that it is a slippery slope that Pennsylvania is not ready to travel. Those that think the slot machines are a good idea are afraid of how they will affect each individual area. There is already a lot of fighting among the communities to see who gets what and how much.

Rep. Mario Scavello (R-Monroe) is one of those who voted against the slot machine legislation. He thinks that the amount of money the slot machines are supposedly going to bring in is just not true. He has accepted that the slot machines will come to the Poconos, but he is now fighting a different fight. He is trying to change a bill that requires his county to share its economic gaming allocations with the other counties that surround it. He says that they will have to give up part of their revenue to other counties including Luzerne County where the Mohegan Sun is going to be located. He said they are the only location that has to do that, and that means millions of dollars out of their pockets.

Those that are opposed to slots say that this is just one more reason why they should not have been legalized. They say that the political upheaval added into the crime and corruption that will undoubtedly follow the slot machines is just too much for the state to handle. They say that the state cannot handle the slots and that the bill to legalize them must be overturned before it is too late.

Basically, what it all adds up to, is that with all of the factors that get used to figure out if slot machines are going to be good for the state or not, it is almost impossible to determine if the state will be successful. They can try and listen to everyone, which is what it seems they have been doing for the most part, and then they can just try and come to some sort of agreement that makes the most people happy, and hope it works out for them.

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