The governor of Illinois wants to raise casino revenue to help overcome an enormous budget deficit. His plan: take over the casinos. This is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard. Sometimes I'm almost glad Texas doesn't have casinos just so I wouldn't have to get all worked up over state politics, which I largely avoid.

The governor was short on details, but he envisioned one scenario where the state would own casinos and hire private operators to run them. A similar model is found in Ontario, Canada, he said.

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We have a similar issue in Maryland right now. The new, Republican governor ran a campaign based on the idea that he would eliminate the deficit by putting in slots [just at horse racing places, I think, but I'm fuzzy]. Taxes would not be raised, etc.

The state legislature basically and quite rightly thinks this idea is crap and has shot it down in various forms. (As a side note, Pimlico happens to be adjacent to incredibly poor neighborhoods.) So, the governor has to either salvage his plan in some form or break his campaign promise and raise taxes.

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