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sion was appointed by Gov. Gerald L. Baliles to plan and supervise the Virginia horse racing and pari-mutuel betting organization. The state gambling operation was overwhelmingly supported by voters in November.
Meeting only a few months after the referendum approval, the commission is getting off to a fast start, said Nick Nicholson, executive director of the Jockey Club of Lexington, Ky. “But it’s a careful start,’’ added Roberts. “The commission is taking a very cautious, deliberate approach,” said D.B. Smit, deputy director of General Services. “They want the best, corruption-free program for Virginia.”
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