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Despite Opposition, 250 Missouri Bars Approved for New Keno Game10 March 2002INDEPENDENCE, Missouri -- March 9, 2002 -- As reported by the Associated Press: ``More than 250 bars across Missouri have been approved so far to offer a new `quick-draw' electronic lottery, state officials said yesterday. They project that number will nearly quadruple. ``Meanwhile, dealers in jukeboxes and pool tables added their voices to criticism of Quick-Draw Keno, pressing instead to expand video poker from casino boats into thousands of Missouri bars. ``Despite the criticism and ongoing legislative attempts to derail the new game, the Missouri Lottery Commission is pressing ahead to launch Quick-Draw Keno on June 1, said Jim Scroggins, the lottery's executive director. ``The lottery got its marching orders from Gov. Bob Holden, who directed startup of the new game to generate an estimated $20.8 million for the next state budget. ``Holden is grappling with drastically slumping revenues and has proposed several steps to reap more from gambling. ``...The lottery projects that some 1,200 businesses licensed to serve alcoholic beverages will eventually host the devices, which are hooked into a central computer..." |