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Big Video Poker Take in Montana

By launchpoker, Jan 3, 2007

When it comes to wagering on video poker and other video gambling devices, Montana pulled in big numbers during fiscal year 2006. Even with a slight decline in the number of gaming machines, the state Justice Department reported that $1.13 billion was wagered on video gambling. According to the Gambling Control Division, the period of July 2005 through June 2006 saw an increase from $1.06 billion wagered the year before, and $1.01 billion in the year before that. All of that adds up to good news for gambling taxes, which totaled just under $57 million in 2006.