A new gaming device called Pegasus will soon be tested in selected Nevada casinos at slot machines and video poker machines. This device, about the size of a laptop computer, can be connected to the slot machine by plugging into a port, and the slot player can then "play" the machine through the Pegasus device. The player would first have to purchase slot machine credits from an attendant who would electronically place the credits on the slot machine.

Theoretically the player then can be out at the pool, in your hotel room, at the bar, the sports book, or at bingo, and keep on gambling. However, the manufacturer, Anchor, notes that it does not intend to market the product for those uses because of the difficulties in preventing underage players from using the devices. (Yeah, right!)

Since Pegasus isn't actually a gaming device in itself, no regulatory approval from the state of Nevada is needed. Plans to begin testing the product in casinos will begin within 90 days. Look for further testing down the road on keno machines and in the sports book.

Veronica, it will be interesting to see how this develops. The first thing that came to my mind was that teenagers could gamble with the device with their idiot parent's approval.


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John
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Now there's a real reason to bring your kids to Vegas, to multiply the speed at which you can enpty their college savings. Imagine if you will mom, dad, and the kids, all with a pegasus by the pool. It's a whole new meaning to Vegas as the family vacation spot.

ps. Before anyone hates me I have taken my kids to Vegas. It was a non-gambling trip and almost killed me. All those free drinks going to all those happy adults tossing all those lovely coins into those magic machines. The ones were you put your money in and hope something comes back out. So close and yet so far.



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