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Video jackpot
game gets a trial in Omaha Omaha, NE - Feb. 3, 2012 -
Fans at Horsemen's Park might have noticed a new addition to the
simulcast facility the installation of 32 Bank Shot machines.
Bank Shot, a video jackpot game that is located primarily in bars
across the state, was ruled legal in December by the Nebraska
Supreme Court. The Court rejected Attorney General Jon Bruning's
argument that the Bank Shot games were illegal gambling devices and
that they should be removed.
"As long as they've been ruled legal, we thought we'd give them a
try," Horsemen's Park General Manager Greg Hosch said. "It's too
early to say how well they'll do or if we'll keep them around."
On a recent day, fans at the simulcast facility preferred to take
their chances on the ponies. Nobody was playing the machines that
were installed last week, though Hosch said some fans have given
them a try.
"It's a little different, but I think fans will get used to them,"
he said. "I heard somebody hit a jackpot for $1,800 the other day.
That might get other people interested."
Nebraska law prohibits wagering on video games that are games of
chance. Bank Shot, which was examined by a firm specializing in
compliance testing, was determined to be mostly a game of skill and
therefore legal in Nebraska.
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