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States push broader gambling to fill budget gaps Iowa backs more casinos
The piece reports states escalating gambling expansion to offset budget shortfalls, with Iowa governor Chet Culver proposing four new casinos. It notes support and opposition from lawmakers, impacts on problem gambling, and wide shifts in policy across Maryland Pennsylvania Illinois and New York as revenue falls bite.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Rep
Kraig Paulsen
Hiawatha
House
Doug Billingsley
Fre
Pennsylvania
New York
Aqueduct Racetrack
Queens
Connecticut
M. Jodi
Shaun Adamec
Martin O’malley
Maryland
Gary Tuma
Ed Rendell
Chet Culver
American Gaming Association
Illinois
New Hampshire
Clyde Barrow
University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth
Barrow
Prairie Meadows
Altoona