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Kentucky?s Highest Court Ruled in 1931 that Constitution Did Not Outlaw Gambling?only lotteries?this ruling allowed pari mutual betting at race tracks?why does this myth continue?

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  Kentucky?s Highest Court ruled in 1931 in the case of Commonwealth v. Kentucky Jockey Club, Inc., 238 Ky 739, 38 SW2d 987 (1931) that Section 226 of the Kentucky Constitution, which is often cited as outlawing casinos and slots in Kentucky. The Court said this section only outlawed ?lotteries of the type familiar? in 1891 [...]

Full post as published by LawReader on June 14, 2009 (boomark / email).

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