COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State of Ohio officials are being
asked to approve spending $21.9 million on new gambling machines that
will help raise money for veterans’ posts and fraternal organizations.
The
revised proposal by the Ohio Lottery Commission for "multi-purpose,
next generation" gambling machines is expected to go before the state
Controlling Board next week. The machines will replace video raffle
machines that were deemed to be illegal by the state.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1kua3th )
reports that the veterans’ posts and fraternal organizations are
accepting of the new machines, after rejecting the version proposed last
fall because they didn’t generate enough money to cover operating costs
and charity donations.
Lottery spokeswoman Danielle Frizzi-Babb
said 188 posts and lodges have committed to take 555 of the 1,200
machines the agency plans to buy.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
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reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State of Ohio officials are being
asked to approve spending $21.9 million on new gambling machines that
will help raise money for veterans’ posts and fraternal organizations.
The
revised proposal by the Ohio Lottery Commission for "multi-purpose,
next generation" gambling machines is expected to go before the state
Controlling Board next week. The machines will replace video raffle
machines that were deemed to be illegal by the state.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1kua3th )
reports that the veterans’ posts and fraternal organizations are
accepting of the new machines, after rejecting the version proposed last
fall because they didn’t generate enough money to cover operating costs
and charity donations.
Lottery spokeswoman Danielle Frizzi-Babb
said 188 posts and lodges have committed to take 555 of the 1,200
machines the agency plans to buy.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.