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MillionsWanted — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:50:17 GMT

This is almost like cutting the hand that feeds them.

Oregon Lottery rate cut has fierce opposition and support

Lottery Post — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:03:00 GMT

Oregon Lottery Director Dale Penn, seeking to capture millions of additional dollars for schools and other state programs, on Tuesday proposed a nearly 50 percent rate cut for retailers offering the lottery's new electronic slot machines.The rate cut, the biggest proposed by a lottery director since the state first ventured into electronic gambling 13 years ago, was cheered by school advocates who complain that bars, taverns and restaurants have been making excess profits off the lottery.But the... [ More ]