After meeting with the lawmakers, Beshear says the strategy "will become clear" in the next few days. He didn't elaborate but did say the current casino bill, which offers no guarantee of licenses to horse tracks, will likely be the version that will be pushed. But Beshear indicated that he and House leaders are doing head counts on various options to see which version of a casino bill might get the most votes. House Speaker Jody Richards believes the head count is somewhere in the 50s. 60 votes would be needed to pass the constitutional amendment in the House.

Beshear says he's not trying to jump start the casino bill to use as leverage in trying to get the republican-led Senate to approve an increase in the cigarette tax. Richards says he fully supports a move to push hard on the casino bill "because we need the money." Richards says noone in his house district has expressed any interest in building a casino in Warren County. When asked if he favored a casino in Warren County, Richards responded "oh, no!"