Oklahoma may vote on gambling

Oklahoma City, OK, May. 6 (UPI) -- Oklahoma voters may be asked in November to vote on a proposition opponents say would open the state to Las Vegas-type casino gambling.

Legislative leaders announced Wednesday they would repeal legislation signed in March by Gov. Brad Henry that would allow casino games at horse racing tracks and put the issue to voters this fall, the Oklahoman reported.

Senate President Pro Tempore Cal Hobson, D-Lexington, said the move would avoid an approaching battle with church groups and other gambling opponents petitioning for a vote.

Henry called the strategy a "good, common-sense approach" that would cut delays that might eventually force taxpayers to pay for a costly special election on the issue.

"I'm confident Oklahomans will uphold this legislation at the polls in November," he told the Oklahoman.

It was unclear if the new strategy would have the support of the Oklahomans for Good Government, a group of gambling opponents who contend the measure would bring Las Vegas-style gambling to horse racetracks and Indian tribal casinos.

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The flood gates are opening.

These people are idiots. The state legislature said everyone could keep the games that are ALREADY THERE! The only "expansion" is that the three race tracks can get the same machines so they don't go out of business to the tribal casinos. These gaming opponents are kidding themselves, they can't stop these casinos no matter how the people vote. Only now when the state makes the agreement there will be some modest tax dollars. If the voters really did repeal the law then the tribes would contribute no money to the state and keep going on business as usual. Where is the acknowledgement of this rather important fact in this news?

In their words the truth is normally hidden.