Harrisburg -- The state's five new racetrack casinos, including The Meadows in Washington County, could be shut down as soon as July 7 if Gov. Ed Rendell can't reach agreement with state legislators on a new USD 27 billion budget for 2007-08. Sixteen Revenue Department employees who run the central casino control computer aren't considered "essential" by the Rendell administration, but the thousands of slots players who flock to the state's five casinos each day would probably disagree.