Nevada looking to cash in on unredeemed slot tickets
By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun
CARSON CITY — A proposed regulation to divert most of the money from unredeemed slot machine tickets to the state took another step forward Tuesday.
The state Gaming Control Board held a workshop on the preliminary regulation that could mean millions dollars more for the state treasury.
Board Chairman Mark Lipparelli said he was surprised no one showed up to testify about the proposal. The proposal drew spirited opposition from the Nevada Resort Association and other casino representatives during the last Legislature.
By one estimate, it could mean $43 million now being kept by the casinos would go to the state.
Slot players routinely put cash in machines and receive a printed ticket for their balance when finished playing. Mostly gone are the days when coins were used in the one-armed bandits.
