The issue of slot machines in Broward County certainly seems to represent the theme of one of the Rolling Stone hits, “You don’t always get what you want.” Too early was the joviality of those who thought Las Vegas style slot machines are finally becoming the County’s legacy. The truth is that Broward County voters believed they’ve cast their votes for one thing but in fact got something else entirely. Slot machines that are prospected to be installed, are only class two slots, which are not “Las Vegas Slots.”
The majority of anti-gambling lawmakers stood behind this decision, and warranted the doom they besieged upon the county slot gamblers by the allegedly unspecified type of slots allowed on the March 8th Election. Similar type of machines is currently operated on the Indian Reservations and is basically video type gaming machines, reminiscent to “Las Vegas Slots.” Structurally, however, they are more similar to bingo games, only more elegantly designed.
The question then, why do the legislators together with the Governor are eager to rig the Broward County with class two slots? The answer is obvious. The major concern is the Indian tribes. Should the county allow for Las Vegas machines, the tribes would be eligible, based on the Federal Law, to claim same slots, if not a fully developed casino gambling within its gaming centers. The Governor has made it clear that he wants no part in blowing up the yet seminal gambling on reservations.
