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Lawmakers press Georgia Lottery on COAAM scale, enforcement and July 1 gift‑card shift
Summary
Committee members pressed the Georgia Lottery on coin‑operated amusement machines (COAAM): machine counts, one‑time fines in earlier years, high COAAM pocket margins and readiness for a July 1 shift to downloadable gift cards; Lottery staff said they are preparing an extensive communications plan.
Members of the House Regulated Industries Committee pressed Georgia Lottery officials on the scale, regulation and revenue from coin‑operated amusement machines (COAAM), and they sought assurances about the July 1 transition to downloadable gift cards that will eliminate cash payouts.
Gretchen Corbin told the committee the Lottery has regulatory responsibilities for COAAM including licensing, permits and collections. "Licensing's numbers at the end of Q1, there were 40,875 machines in market over at over 7,000 locations," she said, and she reported COAAM returns to education of $192,000,000 in '25. Corbin…
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