Audit urges video-lottery addition - 2003-10-21
After years of decrease in profits, Florida's pari-mutuel industry should consider expanding gaming to include a video lottery, according to a state audit released Monday.
The 2003 Legislature passed a measure allowing bigger stakes in poker games allowed at dog tracks and jai alai frontons, but they didn't approve video-lottery terminals, which auditors noted could increase tax collections in Florida between $600 million and $2 billion annually.
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