Nevada regulator backs bill to revamp slot machines

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony Tuesday in support of Senate Bill 9, which directs the state Gaming Commission to adopt regulations to permit this advanced technology. There was no opposition to the bill, and the committee could vote to recommend its passage by the end of the week.
Attorney Dan Eraser, representing the gaming industry, said there are “robust” regulations in which the board and commission are capable of overseeing this proposed development.
According to figures released by the gaming board, slot machine winnings decreased by 0.10 percent in the last year in the 316 businesses that have slots.
Video games of skill are more attractive to young people. The commission, in setting the regulation, can set the limits on payouts. And permitting these games would open a whole new world for the industry, bill supporters said. “Statistics show that slot gaming needs to be revitalized,” Burnett told the committee.
Figures for 2014 showed that only four of the 10 slot denomination machines showed an increase in win. They were the penny machines, Megabucks, the $25 units and the multidenomination machines. The bill is the outgrowth of an interim study to bring new technology to the gaming industry.