I think use of the term "lottery" in video lottery terminals is a legislative/legal issue.
In Delaware and West Virginia, the machines are under the supervision of the Lottery Commission that already existed. It was sort of a back door way to get slots.
Saying it is part of the lottery was easier to get it passed for legislators then to say gambling or slots.
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To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.comFrom: harry.porter@verizon.netDate: Wed, 17 May 2006 17:38:30 +0000Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Best VP in Dover DownsBill Coleman wrote:> Actually, this is not true. In those jurisdictions hands are dealt > and drawn with every card having an equal chance of appearing. > Whether the machine is a VLT or not refers to how the accounting (and > often the ownership) is structured. VLT's can work like Nevada > machines or they can work as they do in NY racinos and Wash Indian > where they emulate scratch-off lottery tickets.Thanks for the clarification, Bill. If I understand, in this case the VLT nomenclature is a littlemisleading. One might interpret the "lottery" part to suggest amechanism that yields a predetermined result, and not just determinesthe dealt cards centrally - as appear to be the case in DE/WV (vs. atthe machine, as in a NV compliant machine). This would explain the observation posted occasionally of a VLT thatdoesn't have an "outcome correction" (genie/match card/etc.) andsuggests the gaming in the racinos is "fair".For myself, a certain degree of rare skepticism kicks in. I presumethat we're not talking about a mainstream vp manufacturer in theracinos' equipment.I have my doubts that the gaming authorities in these states are asrigorous as those in NJ/NV, or that the equipment has been subject torandomness testing as thorough as that employed by GLI.For me, it's "caveat emptor" -- My skepticism may be running rampant ;)- H.Of course, the discussion may be moot. I've seen no suggestion thatthere's any "playable" vp in either state. In WV that's notsurprising given stiff casino taxation. I look for the same in PA forthe same reason.vpFREE Links: http://members.cox.net/vpfree/Links.htm
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