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Article: Hot Spot patrons take money elsewhere: Closure of business leads to increased revenue for neighboring video lottery establishments
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- November 15, 2005
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DAILY MAIL STAFF
Anyone driving into Kanawha City can immediately see the
invitations.
Outside Murad's on 35th street, a sign reads, "Hot Spot patrons:
Doors open 8 a.m. Mon-Fri."
The 35th Street Beach Bar across the road has this message
displayed on a sign: "Hot Spot customers welcome."
After all, the folks pumping $1 million a month into the Hot
Spot's video lottery machines needed somewhere else to go after the
parlor was shut down in late September following a lengthy battle
with city leaders.
Numbers from the West Virginia Lottery Commission underscore this
logic. With the Hot Spot out of the equation, other Kanawha City
gambling parlors saw jumps in video lottery revenue last month.
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