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/ClarkeAVarren/Shenandoah)suggested that a referendum might be unnecessary since the Senate might approve pari-mutuel betting on the floor.
“I think it can probably pass right there” in the Senate, he said, but quickly retreated, noting he couldn’t be certain how his colleagues would vote on the matter.
For Del. Guest to present himself to voters as a viable gubernatorial candidate in 1989, some believe he must have a strong legislative session.
When questioned if he hoped to draw attention to himself by supporting pari-mutuel betting as a means of advancing his aspirations to become governor, the delegate replied: “I don’t intend to go grandstanding.”
Though he opposes pari-mutuel betting on principle because he thinks it’s “wrong,” Sen. Truban admitted that it would be a boon to Virginia’s economy.
“It’s a big plus, plus, plus for the agriculture industry,” he said. “But organized crime, that’s the negative. I won’t go for it. I’m anti-gambling, period. Everybody knows that.” •
For similar reasons, Del. Dorothy McDiarmid (D-Fairfax) said: “I’ve always been against it” and indicated she probably would oppose pari-mutuel betting if the matter goes to a floor vote.
Freshman Del. William J. Howell (RFauquier/Stafford/Fredericksburg) also is leaning toward opposing the gambling proposal partly because pari-mutuel may attract organized crime.
Even J.W. (Billy) O’Brien (D-Virginia Beach), who marshalled the lottery bill through the General Assembly, said he would vote
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