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Scarborough Vetoes Slot Machines

There are many disappointed people in Scarborough tonight; as voters decided that they would not be legalizing slot machines. The referendum to legalize slot machines at Scarborough Downs was shot down, but not after it was delayed.

The issue came when a tabulating machine broke down shortly after the polls closed and had to be repaired before they could continue tallying the votes. Town officials had to recount the absentee ballots that they had almost finished. Due to the breakdown, the tabulating machine had set itself back at zero, which delayed the reporting of the vote another 12 hours.

By the time all was said and done though, it was a close competition. According to the unofficial results, the slot machine proposal was defeated 5,804 to 5,565. Less than 300 votes decided the slot machines’ fate.

The slot machines were not alone in their defeat however, Attempts to get the high school sports’ teams to replace the current mascot of “Red Storm” was defeated as well. Exactly 300 votes decided that one, and those that wanted to see a new mascot were left disappointed.

Scarborough Downs had talked of the urgency of legalizing the slot machines, as did the agricultural industry. We will simply have to wait and see where they go from here now that they have been defeated.

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