Upping the Ante - II

Even before most of the state's 11 licensed casinos open, manufacturers are testing the limits of a law that allows slot machines but not card or dice games. In place of card or dice games, Pa. is considering a virtual table game machine for casinos.

In a virtual simulation of a Las Vegas model, “Denise” and seven other "card dealers" appear in the latest high-tech version of a slot machine that seeks to mimic table games such as blackjack and poker -- for now, not permitted in Pennsylvania casinos. However, that may soon change. Read more..

George Will correctly reflected that these types of machines serve as “electronic morphine” to a certain segment of the population. But I’m sure that we will fund a new government program to also fix this problem. The spiral continues.

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