Santa Fe City Council to vote on gambling machines
Santa Fe would become the fourth city in Galveston County to outlaw the machines, sometimes called eight-liners, if the ordinance passes Thursday on second and final reading.
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Santa Fe would become the fourth city in Galveston County to outlaw the machines, sometimes called eight-liners, if the ordinance passes Thursday on second and final reading.

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