State Officials Cancel Proposal To Increase Slot Machine Tax

AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) - The State Appropriations Committee says it has withdrawn it’s proposals to increase the tax on Penn National to help close the state budget.

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Mon, May 14th, 2007

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