Lotteries
Diamond Game entered the Public Gaming sector of the gaming industry with its launch of Video-ITVM machines in conjunction with the Iowa Lottery. We pioneered the use of video and sound to enhance the dispensing of instant tickets, creating a playing experience akin to the latest electronic gaming machines. In 2004, Diamond Game received a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that its Video-ITVM device (a.k.a. Lucky Tab II) was not a slot machine, Johnson Act device or other gambling device. This ruling paved the way for lotteries nationwide to begin offering to players our Video-ITVMs anywhere regular instant ticket vending machines are in use. This exciting development, which propelled a machine program deployed by the Iowa Lottery, provides an alternative to VLTs.
With the Video-ITVM, the sounds, flashing lights and animated video display are all simply elements that add to the excitement of the game, but have no impact on the outcome. The element of chance is contained entirely in the finite deal of instant tickets. In fact, these tickets could be played straight off the roll, without the use of the dispenser. The machine is merely present to enhance the playing experience. The Video-ITVM offers much of the same player experience and appeal offered by VLTs, but with fewer political and legal challenges associated with gaining approval for VLTs. Additionally, we have developed a large line of product innovations to further ease the political challenge of public gaming deployment, such as popping animation instead of spinning reels, a no-button Kiosk instead of a EGM style cabinet, and a hybrid printed roll designed for both countertop and machine use.
Please contact us for more information about how your state can benefit from Video-ITVMs.