Atm-Free Racino Aim of Senator

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AUGUSTA - State Sen. Ethan Strimling thinks slot machines are the "crack cocaine" of the casino world, preying on a small minority of patrons who are incapable of exercising fiscal restraint.

As Bangor prepares to become the first city in Maine to permit slot machine operations as part of its "racino" facility at Bass Park, Strimling wants to make sure no automated teller machines are on the premises to entice players into spending more than they can afford during an evening's entertainment.

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Atm-Free Racino Aim of Senator

"Allowing gamblers to use ATMs, credit and debit cards directly for gambling removes one of the last remaining checks on compulsive gambling - the need to walk away to fin...

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