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SB 120 – The Slots Bill – was an unconstitutional millionaire’s stimulus bill
This piece is respectfully submitted by Martin Cothran Senior Policy Analyst of The Family Foundation.The so-called "historical horse racing" slots bill was passed by the Kentucky General Assembly. It was marketed as a bill that would protect the horse industry. In...
SB 120 – The Slots Bill – was an unconstitutional millionaire’s stimulus bill
This piece is respectfully submitted by Martin Cothran Senior Policy Analyst of The Family Foundation.The so-called "historical horse racing" slots bill was passed by the Kentucky General Assembly. It was marketed as a bill that would protect the horse industry. In...
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“We won the argument, but lost the fight”
LEXINGTON, KY — "We won the argument, but lost the fight," said Martin Cothran, spokesman for The Family Foundation after SB 120, the slots bill, passed the Kentucky House in a close vote. “Logic and common sense won the legal fight in Court, but money and political...
“It’s a millionaire’s stimulus bill,” says family group of slots bill
LEXINGTON, KY — “Mr. Chairman, Churchill Downs, whose CEO makes over $10 million a year, does not need a stimulus check," said Martin Cothran, spokesman for The Family Foundation right before the House Licensing and Occupations Committee voted in favor of slots...
News Release: Close Senate Vote on Slots Bill Could Signal Weakness in the House
LEXINGTON, KY--"The slots bill is now limping toward the House," said the Family Foundation after the slots bill gained what it called "a surprisingly close victory" on Senate Bill 120. "The fact that a bill co-sponsored by the Senate President didn't have a more...
“It gets harder from here on out,” says group of slots bill
LEXINGTON, KY — The Family Foundation said that today's passage of the so-called "historical horse racing" slot machine bill (SB 120) in Senate Licensing and Occupations was expected. "We knew the bill was coming out of the committee. We just wanted to lay out our...
A legal “rabbit hole”?
LEXINGTON, KY — "This case gets more surreal by the hour," said a spokesman for The Family Foundation after the Franklin Circuit Court declined to enter judgment this morning as directed by the Kentucky Supreme Court on its historical horse racing decision. On Sept....
Slots bill is an “Alice in Wonderland Approach,” says group
LEXINGTON, KY — The Family Foundation said today that the slots bill being filed today is an "Alice in Wonderland" approach to a serious issue. The bill will completely ignore the recent Kentucky Supreme Court ruling and simply define pari-mutuel wagering as something...
Editorial Submission: When Conservatives Act Like Liberals in Frankfort
---Respectfully submitted by Martin Cothran, Senior Policy Analyst of The Family Foundation--- The two most basic things that distinguish conservatives is, first, a devotion to constitutional government, and, secondly, an equal devotion to the free market. On the one...
Race Tracks have “gone rogue,” says group opposing slots
LEXINGTON, KY — A spokesman for The Family Foundation today questioned the need for a new law legalizing so-called "historical horse racing" slot machines. "Why do the horse racing tracks need a new law to keep operating slot parlors when they seem to be able to...
Illegal slot parlors now have to close their doors, says group
LEXINGTON, KY – The Family Foundation welcomed the 6-0 decision* of the Kentucky Supreme Court today that turned down the petitions of the race tracks and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to rehear the ten-year case contesting the legality of so-called "historical...
“We won the argument, but lost the fight”
LEXINGTON, KY — "We won the argument, but lost the fight," said Martin Cothran, spokesman for The Family Foundation after SB 120, the slots bill, passed the Kentucky House in a close vote. “Logic and common sense won the legal fight in Court, but money and political...
“It’s a millionaire’s stimulus bill,” says family group of slots bill
LEXINGTON, KY — “Mr. Chairman, Churchill Downs, whose CEO makes over $10 million a year, does not need a stimulus check," said Martin Cothran, spokesman for The Family Foundation right before the House Licensing and Occupations Committee voted in favor of slots...
News Release: Close Senate Vote on Slots Bill Could Signal Weakness in the House
LEXINGTON, KY--"The slots bill is now limping toward the House," said the Family Foundation after the slots bill gained what it called "a surprisingly close victory" on Senate Bill 120. "The fact that a bill co-sponsored by the Senate President didn't have a more...
“It gets harder from here on out,” says group of slots bill
LEXINGTON, KY — The Family Foundation said that today's passage of the so-called "historical horse racing" slot machine bill (SB 120) in Senate Licensing and Occupations was expected. "We knew the bill was coming out of the committee. We just wanted to lay out our...
A legal “rabbit hole”?
LEXINGTON, KY — "This case gets more surreal by the hour," said a spokesman for The Family Foundation after the Franklin Circuit Court declined to enter judgment this morning as directed by the Kentucky Supreme Court on its historical horse racing decision. On Sept....
Slots bill is an “Alice in Wonderland Approach,” says group
LEXINGTON, KY — The Family Foundation said today that the slots bill being filed today is an "Alice in Wonderland" approach to a serious issue. The bill will completely ignore the recent Kentucky Supreme Court ruling and simply define pari-mutuel wagering as something...
Editorial Submission: When Conservatives Act Like Liberals in Frankfort
---Respectfully submitted by Martin Cothran, Senior Policy Analyst of The Family Foundation--- The two most basic things that distinguish conservatives is, first, a devotion to constitutional government, and, secondly, an equal devotion to the free market. On the one...
Race Tracks have “gone rogue,” says group opposing slots
LEXINGTON, KY — A spokesman for The Family Foundation today questioned the need for a new law legalizing so-called "historical horse racing" slot machines. "Why do the horse racing tracks need a new law to keep operating slot parlors when they seem to be able to...
Illegal slot parlors now have to close their doors, says group
LEXINGTON, KY – The Family Foundation welcomed the 6-0 decision* of the Kentucky Supreme Court today that turned down the petitions of the race tracks and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to rehear the ten-year case contesting the legality of so-called "historical...