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Oregon court rules against school advocates
Friday, March 28, 2008 | No comments posted.
SALEM (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has backed the state lottery in a video poker case.
It involves how the lottery commission paid bars, taverns and other outlets that featured video poker in 2004.
The suit was brought by the Oregon Education Association and others.
They argued the state paid the retailers too much, depriving schools and other government programs of revenue.
The state Court of Appeals ruled in their favor.
But on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled the other way.
The rates are no longer in effect for most retailers. In 2005, the lottery allowed retailers to carry other video gambling games along with poker, and it dropped the compensation.
It involves how the lottery commission paid bars, taverns and other outlets that featured video poker in 2004.
The suit was brought by the Oregon Education Association and others.
They argued the state paid the retailers too much, depriving schools and other government programs of revenue.
The state Court of Appeals ruled in their favor.
But on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled the other way.
The rates are no longer in effect for most retailers. In 2005, the lottery allowed retailers to carry other video gambling games along with poker, and it dropped the compensation.
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