New Plan Raises Fears 

Texans have made it very clear that they do not want slot machines in their midst. Each time a slot machine has come up for a vote, residents have overwhelmingly voted them down. Although there has been talk over the past year or so to try and bring in new slot machines again, residents still say that they would prefer not to have them. At this point in time, if residents wish to play a slot machine, they can simply hop on a bus which will take them over the state line where they can play legally. 

However the Texas Lottery Commission is seeking to bring in a game which would be lottery based, but many think would simply be one more way of getting slot machines in the state. The lottery game would allow players to see immediately whether or not they had won, thus making it an online gambling type of game. It would be an add-on to their Lotto Texas game; residents say it simply one more way of trying to bring in a slot machine. 

The game would work much like an online game, where the ticket would include six numbers with the prize amount next to each one. If any of those numbers match the player would win the prize next to the number. There is also talk that the game could be offered in a stand-alone format where the ticket would show a specific kind of game and depending on the numbers on your ticket as opposed to the desired outcome you may win. 

The lottery says that it's exactly like a scratch game only you are not scratching the latex. They say there are no buttons or spinning wheels or levers, which means it is nothing like the slot machine that opponents are trying to portray it as. They say that the only thing that makes them alike is the fact that they are both electronic games.