Bars and restaurants with five or fewer machines only face $500 fines, a low penalty that's the result of Tavern League lobbying.

Tribal leaders say unregulated gambling hurts consumers and results in lost revenue for the state and local governments.

Complaints from consumers show video gambling machines are spread across both rural and urban areas.

Courts have weighed in on video gambling machines, including ones with cell phone charging functions.

At a Milwaukee bar, someone "won money here on a slot machine and they refused to pay."

A gas station in Wausau "recently installed video gambling machines of questionable legality."

Those are among the complaints consumers submitted to the state within the last year over video gambling machines.

While tavern owners see gambling machin

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