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By The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS | Statewide regulators ordered Indiana casinos, including in Gary and Michigan City, to shut down 23 video slot machines this week after reports from Canada that some of the machines showed players split-second winning jackpot symbols.

Blue Chip in Michigan City and Majestic Star II in Gary were among those told by the Indiana Gaming Commission to shut off certain Konami Gaming Inc. slots.

Officials had not decided whether to allow the devices to restart.

The move was a precaution to protect patrons, said Jennifer Arnold, the commission's deputy director and spokeswoman. Five of Indiana's 11 casinos have the Konami games, commission records indicate.

"Based on what we knew, we thought it would be the prudent thing to do to pull the machines, at least until we know more," Arnold said. "It's likely we will not allow those machines to go back into service."

The Canadian Broadcasting Co. reported last week that four video slot games -- Most Wanted, Sergeant Fritter, Billionaires and Sticks and Stones -- featured symbols that for a fraction of a second line up like a winning jackpot.

The CBC used slow-motion video to show that the symbols flashed too quickly for players to be aware of them, but psychologists quoted in the report said the flashes could be detected by the brain. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. pulled 87 Konami machines out of service after the report.

Konami said the flashes were a technical problem that it was fixing, according to the report. But its executives released a statement saying they also intend to take legal action against the CBC.

Times Business Writer Susan Erler contributed to this report
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