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Pennsylvania is still in the midst of serious restructuring regarding gambling. The state is making moves to allow casino gambling. Governor Ed Rendell signed a new budget in late October and much of the budget centers around colleges and universities in the state. Money from gambling has already been earmarked for the educaitonal institutions. The interesting thing is that gambling is seen as a negative ethical move for states. Critics of the move are citing crime, addiction and corruption as main reasons why it should be kept out of the legislature. The biggest draw, however, is the amount of funds readily available from gambling. It’s no secret that gambling is a billion-dollar business. States throughout the US are working hard to create letgislation that would allow taxing and operations of casinos, but land-based and online.

Part of the problem with Rendell’s move, however, is that the way funds will be channeled to educational institutions is still unclear. There are several proposals on the table and lawmakers will have to iron the issue out soon. With the next school year coming up, it’s imperative that schools know if they are getting additional funds to put students through college. Rendell’s own criticism is that the laws in place should have been instituted years ago.  Critics also believe that the state has been dragging its feet on the issue. No one knows why, but those in favor of bringing gambling to the market are questioning the move of procrastination. Gary Tuma, Rendell’s aide, said, “The governor has said legislative leaders need to get serious about the table games bill. He is disappointed and frustrated. There seems to be no sense of urgency about this bill.”

The state is lagging due to “more pressing issues.” With the recession on its tailend out of the market, things are still leveling off. Most businesses suffered greatly due to the economic downturn. Although it is seen that gambling is a positive overall move that would bring millions of dollars into the state, there are still some critics who believe the problems will outweigh the positive advantages. Only time will tell what legislation the state will come up with and how casino gaming will be brought into the general consumer marketplace.

The state of Pennsylvania is deeply embroiled in a battle over table games. For many months now the state has been divided over the issue. Governor Ed Rendell has been one of the strongest proponents of bringing gambling to the state and using its tax revenues as a means of funding various state-run programs and plans.  He’s worked hard to urge lawmakers to write laws that are workable for the state’s use.

The good news is that Rendell’s hard work may be coming to a happy ending for him and other proponents of table gaming revenues. Lawmakers are now closer than ever to resolving the issue of table gaming and legislation that would allow it. The main hold-up was the issue of a new casino resort license that some lawmakers had been pushing for, and others were not in support of.  This past week legislators agreed to add a new license to the state’s existing licensed gambling portals. The only problem remaining is that the license is set to begin in 2017. Of course some are looking at the positive aspect of making a far-off move like this. They believe that allotting enough time will give the state enough time to get used to the use of gambling and iron out any kinks in legislation that would hinder the effectiveness of the move.

The state has already included the revenue from table games in their state budget calculations. Though this may be a bit premature, it does manage to put pressure on lawmakers to come up with code that legalizes and regulates casinos in the state. Until this recent addition of laws, state legislators were at a stand-still regarding coming up with adequate rules and regulations for gambling games. Part of the push came from Rendell pressuring legislators with the threat of cutting over 1,000 jobs if there was no gambling-tax revenue to fund them in the future. The threat managed to push legislators in the right direction.  The official vote on the issue won’t be heard until early 2010. The House and the Senate are set to gather at the state capitol on the 5^th of January. So far projections are that table game revenue could potentially bring $250 million to the state annually.

It’s no secret that states throughout the US are all looking into gambling and how to utilize its million-dollar revenues best. Critics caution that there are issues with gambling however, and letting it into the state’s activities. They believe that gambling not only brings a higher crime rate, but also will increase the number of gambling addicts in various communities. That alone will create the need for added resources and programs to deal with the issue if the community is going to remain successful.

One state that is wrestling with the issue is Pennsylvania. Governor Ed Rendell made news recently when he instructed lawmakers to write revenue from table games into the new 2010 budget. Analysts for the state made various projections as to what the revenues would be and the millions of dollars have already been earmarked for various budgetary items. There is one problem however. Gambling via table games is not yet legal within the state. Perhaps it was a over-confidence by the Governor, but he is not taking some criticisms for the hasty move.

Rendell has pushed for lawmakers to move swiftly on the passage of a table games bill. Instead, they have been unable to come to an agreement on almost anything that has to do with the new law. There have been disagreements on many aspects of the table gaming issue. Namely, what tax to charge and what licensing fees are most acceptable are key issues in the legislation. The most critical issue has been some lawmakers insistence on having new resort licenses created within the new bill.
Rendell’s belief is that if state legislators procrastinate on the bill, they will create a bigger deficit for the state to manage. According to his projections, the state is relying on money from table gaming and has no other means of meeting budgetary requirements. Many critics believe that Rendell’s move was meant to spur lawmakers on to make a decision regarding table gambling quicker. Michael Freestone, an opponent for bringing gambling in the state said, “He [Rendell] is trying to manipulate lawmakers by focusing on how much money is needed to manage the deficit, and budget and then trying to prove that gambling is the only way to handle it.”

January 8th is the new deadline for lawmakers to decide on a what the stance on the gambling issue will be.