Video Poker May Be On Way to Horse Tracks

Chicago - State lawmakers are apparently negotiating a proposal that would bring video slot and poker machines to horse tracks across the state, including Arlington Park.

 The Daily Herald reports that the state would regulate how profits and taxes from the machines are distributed.

One proposal has the tracks paying $25,000 per machine.

 Host communities would get 5 percent of the revenue from the machines, and taxes on that revenue would go toward helping pay for construction projects around the state.