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PRESS RELEASE
CPC Opposes House Bill 33
January 27, 2025
CONTACT: Richard Nelson (richard@commonwealthpolicy.org)
(Frankfort, KY) – On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the State House introduced legislation that would expand casino gambling in Kentucky. According to the General Assembly, the Bill would allow the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to license and regulate casino gaming and fantasy contests within the Commonwealth. It also allows Kentucky communities to hold local option elections to legalize casinos.
“HB 33 would allow local option elections to expand full-blown casinos into our communities. This is the latest attempt to expand a predatory industry destructive to local economies and individuals,” said Richard Nelson, Executive Director of the Commonwealth Policy Center. “Expanding casino gambling doesn’t help people thrive or the state to prosper.” Nelson said that Kentuckians need to remember the old adage: the house always wins. He went on: “It’s disappointing to see legislators promote the next shiny thing as an economic engine, but all we’ll end up with is fool’s gold.”
CPC encourages Kentuckians to contact their legislators and ask them to oppose HB 33 which threatens to expand casinos into their communities.
