The selfish motives that legislators showed in the state of Florida when it came to a gambling compact has cost the state over $100 million, and goes down as the bone head move of 2009.

Playing the slots at adjacent machines is the closest that couples and friends can get to one another during a casino “night out”. Other than that, it’s pretty much a case of going your own way and setting a time and place to meet.
Bally Technologies wants to change all that. The Las Vegas-based gaming manufacturer…