New Jersey lawmaker eyes Plan B for slot machine approval

If there’s a will, there’s a way.

In case New Jersey voters will reject a plan to expand casinos to the northern part of the state this November, New Jersey lawmaker Ralph Caputo has already prepared a Plan B to get slots machines into the state’s racetracks.

Caputo’s Plan B is simple: amending two bills he introduced this year to authorize video lottery terminals – essentially slot machines – at state racetracks including the Meadowlands in East Rutherford and Monmouth Park in Oceanport.

CBS Philly reported that unlike the ballot question referendum, Caputo’s Plan B will not involve asking the public’s permission. To do that, Caputo will simply remove a requirement for a new referendum in his bills.