State Budget Crunch Could Mean Gambling in PA

Here's a story in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette that legislation in the Pennsylvania house would allow table games and slots as a way of raising revenue to support state programs. Such measures have always failed in the past, but the state's severe budget crunch -- a projected deficit of $3.2 billion this year -- has generated renewed interest in the possibility of expanded gaming.

With so many states in such dire need, this could be a trend around the country and that could mean trouble for Indian casinos in the form of more competition.