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State Senate Votes to Expand Video Gambling Game in Bars15 June 2004ALBANY – As reported by the Albany Journal: ``Lawmakers are pushing to expand Quick Draw, a video numbers game, to allow it in any bar across the state as New York continues its drive to increase gambling. ``Currently, Quick Draw can be played at convenience stores, bowling alleys and restaurants. A tavern can offer the game but only if it gets about 25 percent of its revenue from food. Those restrictions would no longer apply under a bill the state Senate passed Monday. ``If the Assembly follows suit, it would be a boost for the state and bar owners. An estimated $125 million is wagered annually on Quick Draw at about 3,100 outlets across New York. The state keeps roughly 32 percent. Bar owners get 6 percent of gross sales on Quick Draw. ``Politicians who support the bill said tavern owners needed help after a statewide smoking ban hurt businesses, they said. ``…Besides, the ban on Quick Draw at bars no longer makes sense, supporters said…" |