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Pennsylvania lawmakers wrestle anew with major gambling bill
Top Republicans in Pennsylvania's state Senate are pressing sweeping gambling legislation that would allow slot machine-like gambling terminals in thousands of bars, restaurants, nonprofit social clubs and other businesses that hold liquor licenses.
Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has accused the proliferating machines of siphoning more than $200 million in revenue last year from the Pennsylvania Lottery.
Still, the bill's prospects in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives are unclear, and it is not clear whether Wolf, a Democrat, will support it.
Pennsylvania is already the nation’s No. 2 commercial casino state.
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