Maine governor says he will veto tribal slots bill

Friday, June 3, 2005

Maine Gov. John E. Baldacci (D) plans to veto a bill that would allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe to open a race track with slot machines.

Baldacci promised the veto after the measure gained final approval in the House and near final approval in the Senate. The racino is limited to the Passamaquoddy Tribe but profits from the slot machines would be distributed to Maine's three other tribes.

State voters legalized slot machines at the polls last November while rejected a full-fledged casino for the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation.

Get the Story:
Casino bill poised to pass (The Bangor Daily News 6/3)
Racino passes, but veto awaits (The Portland Press Herald 6/3)