In most instances, the retail location doesn't own the equipment that's operating there. That's owned by a retail operator and there are private contracts between those companies. |
Obviously, the machines are big and fancy and there are bells and whistles. But they're just a fancy way of dispensing tickets. |
They obviously scored the highest. There was no favoritism shown to any of these companies. |
This is just the first step in the process. Lots of folks will be voicing their opinions. |
To the best of my knowledge, they have not requested this information of the lottery until today. We have been providing whatever they've asked. |
We will proceed with the release of the information minus those two companies' records until a judge can rule on their request and determine the status of the legal action. |
You must be 21 to play any Iowa Lottery game. When the Lottery started it was 18, then in 1991 lawmakers made the age for casinos 21 and they wanted it to be universal. |