Slot Machine Makers Gambling on US

Any time that a state decides to bring in slot machines, the manufacturers and designers of those slot machines jump for joy because they know that they are going to most likely get a nice boost in their revenue. With both Ohio and Illinois having already passed bills that would allow slot machines and Massachusetts looking like they might be getting close, they have reason to celebrate.
 
The two states alone could be looking at somewhere over 65,000 slot machines, and who knows how many Massachusetts might bring in if they allow it. The big three slot machine companies – WMS Industries, Bally Technologies, Inc., and International Game Technology, are all chomping at the bit to see how much of the pie they are going to get.
 
There are currently somewhere around 940,000 slot machines in the US, and that number is constantly growing and changing. Experts say that many states turn to slot machines because they are so behind in their budgets. They can’t figure out how to cut spending so instead they turn to slot machines to make up for it.
 
Each state seeks varying ways of adding cash to their revenue flow – and one by one they turn to slot machines to do it. Not all residents are pleased with the gambling expansions, but they have to admit that they do bring in money. Each of the states is looking at bringing in thousands of slot machines to fix their short falls, but many want to know where that money is going to come from and how big of an impact it is going to have on them.

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