Slots licenses get scrutinized in Pa. Supreme Court

Rejected applicants for lucrative slot-machine gambling licenses took their gripes to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, as justices felt their way through an admittedly awkward role.

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Tue, May 15th, 2007

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