In spite of the problems in Illinois, the gambling company invests money in campaigns of Missouri | Politics – BollyInside

Other Illinois-based video gambling operators also have been spending money on Missouri politicians. Gold Rush Amusements contributed $10,000 to Parsons PAC in 2018, as well as $10,000 to the House GOP PAC. Like Accel, Torch also has spent big bucks on lobbyists and campaign contributions, including more than $20,000 to a PAC formed to help Gov. Mike Parson.

Regulators allege the pact violated a law forbidding incentives to keep Accel machines in the various video gambling establishments that have mushroomed in Illinois since video gambling was legalized more than a decade ago.

In the case of Accel, the Illinois Gaming Board last year fined the firm $5 million in connection with an agreement it signed with DraftKings in September 2020.

The complaint by the Illinois Gaming Board includes comments by Accel officials describing the benefits of the allegedly prohibited agreement with DraftKings, which runs a sports betting platform.

This partnership will help us retain and extend agreements with existing locations, attract new organic and competitor locations, and most importantly drive additional players to our locations, the company said in a November 2020 earnings call.

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