This is significant because these people that invested $100 million are now being faced with bills by Legislature that say these machines are to go away.

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These same people who invested nearly $100 million are now being faced with bills at the Legislature that says these machines are to go away.

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Not only do we think the state would be liable, we think it would be a horrible business practice for the state to decide they would like to go back on promises made in contracts with private individuals.

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We are concerned that it might be unconstitutional. Obviously, we would have to leave that up to the judicial system to make the final determination.

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We're letting the lawyers do the talking.

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The problem that all of us are trying to figure out is: When did out-of-state casinos become more important than in-state small businesses? We tried to persuade the Senate, and we tried to persuade the House. . . . We are now going to try to persuade the governor.

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I guess it means we will have to pursue our judicial branch option. We would have liked to continue talking about our options.

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Small businesses, I can guarantee you, would be very upset if the Legislature chooses to ban a program that is legal, has been in effect for four years with full government oversight and full legislative explanation.

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