The House approves legislation that would allow St. Tammany voters the chance to vote on whether or not a waterfront casino should be built just outside Slidell.
The bill was brought by Slidell Representative Mary DuBuisson who quoted recent survey results indicating local support for the right to vote on the issue. She said the poll shows 93 percent of parish residents want the right to vote on the question and 67 percent support the project.
DuBuisson pointed to a 2009 Gaming Control Board study shows Louisiana loses about 3.2 million people per year to Mississippi casinos. She said this project would potentially capture about a third of those losses and could generate 27.2 million in revenue for the state.