Steve Beshear in 2019 KY Governor's race

On Local Issues: 2007: pushed for casino gambling; 2018: son doing same

Attorney General Andy Beshear sent a letter to state lawmakers asking them to legalize casinos and sports betting as the way raise money to save Kentucky's ailing public pension system. "The solution is not to cut legally promised benefits," Beshear said in a two-page letter to legislators. "The answer is simple--expanded gaming including casino, fantasy sports, and sports gaming, as well as preparing for the eventual legalization of online poker."

Beshear's letter repeats a suggestion he made to lawmakers early this year and in July when he announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2019. And Beshear's father, Gov. Steve Beshear, made a proposal for expanded gambling the centerpiece of his successful 2007 campaign for governor. But Steve Beshear's repeated failed attempts show the difficulty in winning passage of a measure to legalize casino gambling through the General Assembly--a body more conservative now than it was when Steve Beshear was governor.

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal on 2019 Kentucky governor race Nov 26, 2018

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