Tell KY Legislature to ban ‘gray’ machines (we make it easy!)
(Photo of Rep. Killian Timoney courtesy Legislative Research Commission Public Information Office)
So-called “gray” gaming machines, which take advantage of ambiguity in the law, are proliferating across Kentucky in convenience stores, truck stops and restaurants with no regulation, oversight or accountability. These are bad for Kentucky. The cost of regulating these machines would likely exceed any tax revenue to the state. Unlike horse racing and historical horse racing, gray games do nothing to create employment and economic development. But they will take away business from our heavily regulated legal gambling enterprises. But they will take away business from our heavily regulated legal gambling enterprises, including the Kentucky Lottery that provides thousands of college scholarships for Kentuckians, and that will cost the General Fund money.
We ask you to join the Kentucky racing industry’s support for Rep. Killian Timoney’s HB 594 that would ban “gray” machines. We encourage you to send a prepared message to your representatives in the Kentucky House and Senate by clicking on this link. All you need to do is fill out a short form that includes your Kentucky address. It takes about 30 seconds.
Note: You must have a Kentucky address.
Want to know more? On KY HBPA Youtube below: Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer explains why gray gaming machines are bad for Kentucky.
