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Game-Changer: Las Vegas Moves Toward Arcade-Style Video Gambling

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bragging rights are usually the only reward at the end of a well-played video game.

But what if high scores came with cash, too?

Nevada is on the cusp of what could be a casino revolution that turns aisles of slot machines into something more akin to an adult's arcade.

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Anyone who walks up to a slot machine today has the same chance to win as anyone else.

In the future, the odds could change depending on a person's skill or even how much they play.

Nevada's unanimously approved Senate Bill 9 was backed by the slot machine industry and regulators are in the thick of crafting rules for the new kinds of games where gamblers' skill plays a role in winning and losing.