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Voters may get to decide on Riverboat Gambling Question

The Philadelphia Tribune | May 30, 1995 | Copyright
Robin Leary
Philadelphia Tribune, The
05-30-1995
Voters may get to decide on Riverboat Gambling Question.

Come November votes may get to put their sentiments about riverboat gambling on the record. Gov. Tom Ridge said Thursday he'd ask the Legislature to put a riverboat gambling referendum on the ballot.

While Ridge said he would personally vote for gambling, he said he wouldn't champion it.

"I favor it because I think it could be an adjunct to the hospitality industry if it's done right," Ridge said.

While Mayor Ed Rendell, a proponent of gambling,…










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