WMS Scores in California

With the voters approving the slot machine proposals of four of the world’s largest casinos, Super Tuesday ended up being anything but dull. The voters approved the additional slot machines in the state by an average of 56%-44% - which not only allows more slot machines now, but opens up the state to adding more later on.

There will be up to an additional 17,000 slot machines added to the four casinos, and WMS Industries will be there to assist. They have already been informed that they will be supplying a portion of the slot machines that will be added to the state, so they were hoping for an approval on the measure.

Many thought that the slot machine proposals would not pass as they found the number of machines being added to be absurd. However, Governor Schwarzenegger was successful in getting the compacts passed which means he will be able to get his budget balanced as well.

With many states now adding slot machines, companies like WMS are poised to take on a lot of that need. Florida now has slot machines coming into Miami-Dade County and the Seminole Tribe has been approved for them as well. This means a large influx of slot machines has to come in, and they are ready to take on the responsibilities of getting those machines in.

WMS will likely get at least 25% of the initial order for California’s slot machines, and then more over the next two and a half years. It is not known how much of Florida they will take as well, but with International Game Technologies only expected to take about 50%, you can be sure that WMS will be lined up for their share.

 

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