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Bill to limit route‑operator advantages in casino purchases draws industry opposition; committee tables measure
Summary
House Bill 787 would prohibit route operators from using machine‑play financial data obtained through vendor contracts to gain an unfair advantage when buying or operating alcohol‑licensed gaming establishments; industry witnesses said the bill is unclear and hard to enforce.
Helena — Representative Ed Buttrey’s House Bill 787, aimed at preventing route operators from using proprietary machine‑play financial data to gain an advantage when acquiring alcohol‑licensed retail gaming operations, faced opposition from route operators and the gaming industry and was tabled by the committee during executive action.
Buttrey described route operators as businesses that supply casino and bar operators with gaming machines and games and then split net machine proceeds under contracts. HB 787 would bar route operators from using financial data and other leverage obtained through route‑operation contracts to gain an unfair advantage in acquiring retail…
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