{"id":15463,"date":"2018-10-11T16:42:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T16:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=15463"},"modified":"2018-10-12T16:42:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T16:42:40","slug":"pa-state-house-candidate-wants-to-expand-gambling-even-further","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/pa-state-house-candidate-wants-to-expand-gambling-even-further\/","title":{"rendered":"PA State House Candidate Wants To Expand Gambling Even Further"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not even a year has passed since\u00a0<strong>Gov. Tom Wolf<\/strong> signed off on a gambling expansion bill in\u00a0<strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Passed\u00a0<strong>Oct. 26<\/strong>, the gambling legislation legalized, among other things, online poker and online casino games.<\/p>\n<p>Now,\u00a0<strong>Milton Street<\/strong> is out to further expand that gambling expansion.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<strong>Republican<\/strong> candidate in the race for the state\u00a0<strong>House of Representatives<\/strong> out of the\u00a0<strong>181st district<\/strong>, Street established a platform to eliminate the deficit of school districts in the state.<\/p>\n<p>That platform involves implementing gambling games throughout a variety of <strong>public spaces<\/strong> in his district.<\/p>\n<h2>Word from the Street<\/h2>\n<p>The district in which Street is running includes parts of\u00a0<strong>Philadelphia<\/strong> and outlying areas. Recently, Street sent a letter to Philadelphia mayor\u00a0<strong>Jim Kenney<\/strong>, outlining his legislative proposal he would introduce in\u00a0<strong>January 2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/milton-street-bring-his-video-poker-pitch-city-hall-week\/\">shared by<\/a> the\u00a0<strong>PhillyVoice<\/strong>, Street proposed to install\u00a0<strong>video poker <\/strong>and <strong>bingo machines<\/strong> in a variety of public areas. Among Street\u2019s sites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Airport<\/li>\n<li>Hotel lobbies<\/li>\n<li>Barber shops<\/li>\n<li>Beauty shops<\/li>\n<li>Bars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In his letter, Street estimated these machines would generate\u00a0<strong>$360 million<\/strong> annually. After expenses, he detailed, all funds from said machines would go to the\u00a0<strong>Philadelphia School District<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Street believes that money generated from video poker and bingo would \u201celiminate the projected\u00a0<strong>$700 million<\/strong> deficit in our school budget by year\u00a0<strong>2022<\/strong>.\u201d Those machines would also eliminate the need for an increase in real estate tax as well as the need for a beverage tax to fund preschools.<\/p>\n<h2>How Street plans on executing plan<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWhen the Legislative minority has its say,\u201d Street wrote, \u201cthe majority has its way!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Street emanates confidence in winning his district. Fun fact though, as the\u00a0PhillyVoice noted, the 181st district has only elected <strong>Democrats<\/strong> since <strong>1969<\/strong>. Even Street represented the blue district, in 1979 and 1980.) How confident? He\u2019s already looking ahead. Wrote Street: \u201cI\u2019ll be sitting in a position of legislative strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So Street detailed the approach to take in order to pass his proposed legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: public hearings held in January, with testimony from the mayor\u2019s office, the city council, the school board, the teachers union, home,\u00a0and school associations and parents.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Expert testimony from the\u00a0<strong>Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from detailing his plan, Street wrote the\u00a0letter in hopes of the mayor\u2019s support in his candidacy.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe must unite to keep real estate taxes down and, at the same time, financially support our newly-appointed School Board.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Street\u2019s plan has many skeptics<\/h2>\n<p>According to the\u00a0PhillyVoice, Kenney still \u201chas many questions\u201d about Street\u2019s proposal. Street already attempted to pitch his idea to Republican gubernatorial candidate\u00a0<strong>Scott Wagner<\/strong>, though he was rebuffed.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the 181st district\u2019s history of sending Democrats to the statehouse, it would appear Street already sits behind the eight ball as he runs against Dem.\u00a0<strong>Malcolm Kenyatta<\/strong>. To boot, while Kenney did not directly address Street\u2019s proposal, the mayor\u2019s spokesman,\u00a0<strong>Mike Dunn<\/strong>,\u00a0did.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe candidate may want to check in on what\u2019s going on in Harrisburg. He would learn that the Commonwealth last year\u00a0approved the placement of video gaming in airports and other facilities, with some of the revenue dedicated to education.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Continuing, Dunn noted that Kenney has \u201cgrave concerns\u00a0about allowing additional gaming in portions of Philadelphia where residents struggle amid rampant poverty, and where gambling is a predatory practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Expanding \u201csuch predatory practices,\u201d Dunn said, \u201cdoes not represent good governance, and is extremely detrimental to those who actually reside in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While it seems Street will not receive the support he desires, his plan comes at an interesting time. As noted, Pennsylvania approaches its first anniversary of legalizing a host of gambling platforms. The unprecedented nature of the\u00a0<strong>Keystone State<\/strong> getting into gaming will only continue in the near future, as the first sports betting sites are expected to go live within the next few months.<\/p>\n<p>The post PA State House Candidate Wants To Expand Gambling Even Further appeared first on Play Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not even a year has passed since\u00a0Gov. Tom Wolf signed off on a gambling expansion bill in\u00a0Pennsylvania. 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