Slots Machines in the United States
The availability of slots machines In the United States is highly regulated by state governments and local gambling regulatory bodies both in the public and the private sense. Many of the states that currently allow the operation of slots machines in their jurisdictions have established gaming control boards that serve to regulate the possession and use of these slots machines.
At the present time, Nevada is the only state in the country that has no restrictions in place against the operation of slots machines for both public and private use. New Jersey on the other hand only allows the operation of slots machines in hotel-casinos that are located in Atlantic City. Several other states in the country–among them Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri–allow the operation of slots machines in addition to various other forms of any casino-style gambling only in certain locations such as licensed riverboats or barges that are permanently anchored. After Hurricane Katrina hit, Mississippi has begun allowing casinos to operate along the shoreline, whereas they were previously restricted to operating on barges. Delaware now allows the operation of slots machines at the state's three horse tracks, although they are currently under the regulation of the state lottery commission.
