Kentucky: State not allowed to pass gambling measure

Courier-Journal – An attorney for a leading anti-gambling group in Kentucky said Wednesday that the General Assembly cannot approve a bill to regulate casinos until after the state constitution is changed by voters, which at the earliest would be in November. Stan Cave, an attorney for the Family Foundation of Kentucky, said a number of Kentucky court rulings say the legislature cannot act on something that it doesn’t already have the power to do under the state constitution. Cave made the comment in a hearing before the House Licensing and Occupations Committee, which gave opponents a chance to testify against…