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Committee directs independent study of potential new or relocated casinos in two regions
Summary
The House Public Policy Committee approved an amended Senate Bill 43 to fund an independent study on the economic impact of relocating or adding a casino license in the state’s top two regions; committee members made the study subject to available funding and extended the deadline for the consultant’s report.
The House Public Policy Committee approved an amended version of Senate Bill 43 that directs an independent consultant to study the economic impacts of a new casino (either relocation of an existing license or a newly issued license) in the state’s top two regions.
Amendment number 5 made the study subject to available funding, reduced the number of regions to be studied from three to two, and extended the report deadline from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1. Senator Jon Zay (testimony provided as Senator Zay) and other proponents said the state can benefit from objective, independent data before considering license moves.
Supporters framed the study as a…
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