Hill was out of town and unavailable for comment. Louisiana, where casinos and video poker are legal, has 28,895 gaming machines, and Atlantic City's 12 casinos have 36,000. Dallas council member Mary Poss, whose district includes some of the establishments, said last week she has gotten assurances that the city will soon take action. The city's going to do everything that it can to get rid of them. These are in good, stable neighborhoods that deserve good community retail, not activities like this.
Supporters insist the machines are harmless legal entertainment.
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