Video Poker 24/7 - Oregon Supreme Court Backs State

Video Poker 247 - Oregon Supreme Court Backs State

The Oregon Supreme Court has found for the state in their ruling on a video poker case that was before them. The court found that the state was not negligent in its dealings with the proceeds from the video poker machines, and that they did not have to change the way they handled the payouts.

The suit had been brought against the Oregon State Lottery by the Oregon Education Association, among others. They maintain that the lottery commission paid retailers too much when handling the proceeds from the video poker games back in 2004.

They claim that the state paid the bars, taverns, etc. that hosted the video poker games more than they should have. They were trying to get more money for the state’s education system based on this allegation.

They said that the schools and other government programs were “deprived” of the revenue that they should have gotten from these video poker machines. The state’s Court of Appeals had ruled in their favor, but the Supreme Court overturned that decision this week.

Now that the lottery allows other video gambling games to be carried in house as well as video poker, the compensation rates have been dropped for most retailers.

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