She said the main targets of her criticism of "inside deals" have been proposals to award slot machine
gaming contracts to racetracks in the state, in what she said would be a circumvention of competitive bidding.
The lottery later asked retailers to voluntarily amend their existing video
gaming contracts, reducing commission rates in exchange for expanding the game selection to include numerous slot machine variations.
Similarly, the Gaming Act of 1845 renders
gaming contracts void.
Ellis Gaming also has international
gaming contracts in Europe and Asia, as well as additional tribal
gaming contracts throughout the United States and Canada.
Michael Lai, Executive Vice-President and CEO-Asia of IGF, hinted that the process was expedited weeks ahead of schedule because of his advancing negotiations with the two largest Asian gaming organizations for exclusive online
gaming contracts.
