Maine Slots Bill Pads State's Share of Take at Gambling Sites.
By Jeff Tuttle, Bangor Daily News, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 19--AUGUSTA, Maine -- Bangor could stand to lose more than a half-million dollars a year in slot machine revenues based on a bill advanced by a legislative committee Wednesday.
The Legislature's Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee voted 8-3 to draft a bill that would increase the state's share of the slots revenue to 42 percent, 1 percent of which would be dedicated to the host community of a racino.
The state's increase, however, is almost certain to decrease
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