Attorney General Agrees with New Games 

The Attorney General for the state of Kentucky says that the new Instant Racing machines that they have been talking about are not slot machines and are legal. The games look like slot machines, but they are not the same idea inside of the packaging. They are hoping that these new slot machines will bring in money for both the horse tracks and the state. 

The games look just like slot machines except inside they are based on the outcome of randomly selected old horse race. According to Attorney General Jack Conway, the games are not slot machines though, and are therefore legal in the state of Kentucky. However, state law will have to be rewritten to allow these games.  

The way the slot machines work is that you are able to bet on previously run races through a system that is much like the way a pari-mutual is done. Gamblers don’t know what they are betting on and it only takes seconds to watch the game and find out if you have won or not. It tells you details about the horses as to stats, etc., but does not tell you the exact time or day of the game so it keeps you guessing as to which horse will win. 

The games do not make as much as regular slot machines through, and because of the horse racing involved they say that people don’t like the games as much as regular slot machines either. Those gamblers that play these slot machine type games get back 90% - which is not a bad return.