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Mr. Doherty, at Mr. Barletta's invite, spoke at a rally Mr. Costa arranged at the state Capitol in Harrisburg last week.
Under Mr. Costa's bill (H.B. 1216), bars and restaurants with liquor licenses could host up to three video gaming machines -- defined as video poker, bingo, keno, blackjack or some other game authorized by a newly formed gaming board. They would need 0 licenses for each machine. Vendors who rent the machines to bars and restaurants would pay license fees of ,000 for up to 50 machines and 0 for each one after that. Machine distributors and manufacturers would pay a flat ,000.
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A bar, Pizza place or restaurant would get 30 percent of the net profits, the money inserted to play minus what players won. Vendors and the state treasury would get another 30 percent each. Local cities, boroughs and townships would get the remaining 10 percent.
Mr. Doherty and Mr. Costa, both Democrats, and Mr. Barletta, a Republican, say many bars and restaurants already have machines and pay off illegally. So why, they ask, shouldn't the state legalize payoffs and tax the profits?
A new field poll shows Californians generally support expanded gambling opportunities within the state.
Voters were asked if they would support two initiatives slated for the November election.
The first measure would remove limits on the number of slot machines and other games inside Indian tribe casinos. In return, those casinos would make a monetary contribution to the state based on their net gaming income.
The field poll shows 53% of voters support the measure, 30% do not, and 17% are still undecided.
The second initiative deals with competition between Indian gaming casinos and non-tribal sites.
It would increase state taxes on Indian-owned casinos and require them to comply with state laws.
If all tribes do not accept those terms, 16 specified non-tribal racetracks and card clubs would be allowed to operate 30,000 slot machines and games.
When polled, 57% of voters said they would support this initiative, 26% would not, and 17% are undecided.
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