Jackpot on aisle 20! 30 Albertsons supermarkets in Nevada recommended for slot machine license

Jackpot on aisle 20! 30 Albertsons supermarkets in Nevada recommended for slot machine license

Article brief provided by Las Vegas Review-Journal
  • Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal
June 7, 2023 9:25 PM

Thirty Albertson’s grocery stores would get new licenses for 15 slot machines in each store under one of those only-in-Nevada scenarios.

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Longtime Nevadans are used to seeing a bank of slot machines in grocery stores. But newcomers or visitors occasionally seem surprised when they see spinning reels of fruit symbols so close to actual produce.

On Wednesday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended approval of Albertsons licensing with Jett Gaming LLC, doing business as Terrible’s Gaming, as the slot-route operator that would service the 450 machines. Because changing route providers was the only difference on the licenses the 30 stores previously had, the proposal was considered a routine consent item and quickly approved with a unanimous vote.