Connectict House speaker backs repeal of keno

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s House speaker said Wednesday he will work to halt the introduction of keno, a bingo-style game that was authorized by the legislature last year as part of a deal to balance the state budget.

Democratic Rep. Brendan Sharkey of Hamden said before a conference of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns in Cromwell that the revenue from the game is no longer needed.

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