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The Senate Appropriations Revenue onMonday evening, voted 10-5 against the with two members abstaining, according to the Lexingtonb Herald-Leader. The House had previouslt passedthe bill. The legislation woulf have permitted video-lottery terminals at Kentuckuyhorse tracks, including Turfway Park in "The limited gaming proposal was designed to help save a signaturse industry in peril – an industry that meansz 100,000 jobs and $4 billionm in investment for our state," said Gov. Steve Beshear in a Mondayh evening statement. "It is unfortunate that every voics on this critically important issued was not heard and every votenot counted.
" At a Frankfort presws conference, Turfway Park President Bob Elliston said Turfway coulsd close by 2010 if Ohio passes gaming legislatioj and Kentucky does not. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland recentlgy reversed his stance against gamblingat racetracks.
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