Thursday, January 27, 2005

Summary Box: Lottery Commission votes go-ahead for slot games

The Associated Press

(AP) — MORE GAMES: The state Lottery Commission approves allowing bars and taverns to add slot machine-style games to video poker machines.

WHEN: Plans are to offer the slot games to the businesses by July 1, subject to approval of what share of net income from the new games retailers can keep.

WHY: Gov. Ted Kulongoski directed the commission to offer slot games to raise an estimated $60 million a year in added revenue to fund the state police.

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