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Slot Parlors Might Close

If several slots parlors do not renew their licenses before Sunday, the state lottery says that they will have to shut them down. There are roughly 130 slots parlors that have not renewed their licenses yet, and as each of the slots licenses are limited video lottery licenses they are only valid for a year and then must be renewed.

More than 1,550 retailers have already renewed their licenses, but the other 130 have not. Therefore, the state lottery says that they will close down those that have not renewed, and there will be no extensions for anyone.

In the past they have allowed a grace period, but they say that the policy has been abused and therefore they will not allow it any longer. They say that since it takes several days to get the renewal checks cashed, their financial records and Workers Comp coverage verified, as well as their Alcohol Beverage Control License checked, those that have not taken care of it in a timely manner will be looking at several days without their machines online.

Those retailers that are late and unverified will have no one to blame but themselves. Lottery officials say that it is usually the repeat offenders who will find themselves in a jam come Monday, but they are hoping that this will show them that they mean business when it comes to their slots licenses.
 

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