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FRANKFORT (AP) - A proposal to legalize casinos has been modified to appease reluctant lawmakers ahead of an expected Wednesday afternoon committee vote.

Republican state Sen. Damon Thayer of Georgetown proposed the change that no longer requires up to five of the proposed casinos to be built at horse tracks.

The new language allows up to seven casinos in the state with no guarantee that they would be built at horse tracks.

The Senate State and Local Government Committee is expected to vote Wednesday afternoon.

Gov. Steve Beshear personally appealed to members of the Senate committee to approve the proposal for the constitutional amendment to allow casinos.

If the constitutional amendment is approved by the General Assembly, it would be placed on the November ballot for voters to ratify or reject.

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