Post by Logan on May 8, 2016 5:09:50 GMT -6
Tucked away in this year’s several-hundred-page budget bill is a very small section that could have a big impact on the operations of the Vermont Lottery. It’s a change that has strongly divided the House and the Senate.
The issue? Whether electronic lottery consoles should be allowed in bars.
Right now, the lottery is running a pilot project where consoles have been put in 25 businesses that have a liquor license.
Lottery Director Greg Smith says these consoles offer an electronic version of many of the lottery’s existing scratch-off games. And as far as Smith is concerned, the program has been a great success.
Read more: www.timesargus.com/article/20160507/NEWS01/160509709
The issue? Whether electronic lottery consoles should be allowed in bars.
Right now, the lottery is running a pilot project where consoles have been put in 25 businesses that have a liquor license.
Lottery Director Greg Smith says these consoles offer an electronic version of many of the lottery’s existing scratch-off games. And as far as Smith is concerned, the program has been a great success.
Read more: www.timesargus.com/article/20160507/NEWS01/160509709