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Lawmakers Hear Sales Pitch for “Monitor Games”

Dec 11, 2013JerryArkansas Lottery, CasinosArkansas Lottery, Gambling

Arkansas lawmakers heard a sales pitch yesterday for “monitor games” from lottery contractor Intralot.

Intralot is an international corporation based out of Greece; they supply the Arkansas Lottery with many of its games. “Monitor games” are lottery games much like the electronic gambling you would expect to see in a casino. They typically include bingo, keno, poker, and similar games.

According to Arkansas News Bureau, the presentation for monitor games was made to the lottery’s Legislative Oversight Committee, composed of lawmakers from both houses, on Tuesday. Intralot officials claim Arkansas would be a likely candidate for “bingo” style electronic games, and that the Arkansas Lottery could see an extra $18 million a year.

Here’s the problem: These machines are just one more step in a very long, predictable pattern from the Arkansas Lottery. Every time lottery ticket sales start to sag, the Lottery rolls out some new game or gimmick to keep people buying lottery tickets. We’ve seen it since 2009.

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Jerry Cox Interviewed on Gambling at Oaklawn, Southland

Jul 29, 2013JerryGamblingCasino Gambling, Gambling, Oaklawn, Southland

Officials at Oaklawn maintain their games are “electronic games of skill,” and not casino games. Watch this interview below; look at the machines in the footage; and then decide whether or not these look like games you would see in a casino.

Oaklawn, Southland Play “Electronic” Blackjack with Live Cards

Jul 25, 2013JerryGamblingCasino Gambling, Gambling, Oaklawn, Southland

In 2005 the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 1151 authorizing West Memphis and Hot Springs to call special elections regarding “electronic games of skill” at their horse and greyhound tracks.

We said in 2005 that this legislation could make Oaklawn and Southland into de facto casinos. At the time we were assured casino-style gambling would not happen there—that each game would be electronic and involve some degree of skill on the part of the player. Within months of Act 1151’s passage, however, both tracks had casino-style games.

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