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To: Nittany Lion who wrote (7317)	2/13/1998 8:55:00 AM
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From today's S.C. Post & Courier, a somewhat more positive read on the present situation: Senate tough bet for gambling foes Friday, February 13, 1998 Associated Press COLUMBIA - Now the real fight begins. ÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿ Lawmakers and activists trying to ban the almost $2 billion video gambling industry face a daunting, if not impossible, task in the Demo-crat-controlled Senate. ÿÿÿÿ While a slim majority of senators say they support banning video gambling, there were not enough of them Thursday lined up to beat a planned filibuster by Senate Majority Leader John Land, D-Manning, and Sen. Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston. ÿÿÿÿ That may leave the issue in a legislative stalemate, which would be a win for the industry. ÿÿÿÿ "I'm not saying they can't do it, but they're going to have to jump through so many hoops in the Senate," said Sen. Ernie Passilaigue, D-Charleston, who supports Land and McConnell. ÿÿÿÿ Land and other video gambling supporters hold up a 1994 county-by-county referendum as reason for opposing the ban. Then, 58 percent of the state vote to keep cash pay-outs. ÿÿÿÿ "I respect that vote and I'm going to back them up as long as I stand," Land said. ÿÿÿÿ However, the state Supreme Court threw out the vote as unconstitutional. Later, legislative attempts to legalize the referendum's results have been challenged in court by video gambling operators, and payouts continue. ÿÿÿÿ Republicans cheered their overwhelming victory in the House on Wednesday after a massive lobbying effort by Gov. David Beasley and several conservative religious groups. Gary