1.   Although many people say video lottery terminals are slot machines, the devices differ in some key respects.

2.   And if they cannot get to a casino or a lottery terminal, electronic gambling, outside the jurisdiction of any regulatory authority, is available on the Internet.

3.   And the state would allow video lottery terminals, similar to slot machines, at certain racetracks.

4.   Chicago-based WMS makes coin-operated pinball and video games, home video games, casino gaming devices and video lottery terminals.

5.   Gnant, R-Scottsdale, is backing a measure that would allow the tracks to expand into video lottery terminals, which are close cousins to slot machines.

6.   He acknowledged the awkwardness of needing one form of gambling, video lottery terminals, to support another form, harness racing.

7.   He wants Kentucky tracks to be permitted to offer video lottery terminals or slot machines to compete, with revenues going to purses.

8.   In response, Churchill Downs wants the Kentucky Legislature to approve video lottery terminals on track grounds.

9.   Schwartz acknowledged that the racing association had been slow to embrace video lottery terminals.

10.   The bill also permits horse-racing tracks to install video lottery terminals, and authorizes New York to join the Powerball lottery.