Controversial roulette machines boost Tote winnings
16 Jul 2008
LONDON, England -- As reported by The Guardian: "The Tote, the state-owned bookmaker soon to be privatised, has seen the amount it won from punters rise by over 5%, mainly thanks to controversial touch-screen roulette machines in the group's 540 betting shops.
"In a surprise move, the bookmaker omitted to say how much gross profit it made from the £500 jackpot machines, as it has done in the last two years' annual reports to parliament.
"...The government's ownership of thousands of touch-screen roulette terminals is particularly sensitive as ministers insist they are "on probation" and recently ordered the Gambling Commission to conduct a review of such high-stakes slot machines..."