Baltimore City Councilman Edward Reisinger said he was asked by a lobbying group that represents city bar owners to withdraw a bill that would increase the number of video poker machines allowed in the city because of the spread of the machines to convenience stores.

“The issue was proliferation of the machines in smaller outlets,” Reisinger said.

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