TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Lottery has resumed a pitch to legislators of a reform that would allow more than 300 retailers make use of electronic dispensers to sell lottery tickets in a similar manner to stores in Colorado, Missouri and Oklahoma.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports  that lobbyists with three Kansas business associations and representatives of two large retailers endorsed contents of House Bill 2171 heard by the House economic development committee Tuesday.

Kansas Lottery Deputy Director Sherriene Jones-Sontag says the automated equipment would allow merchants to track inventory better, decrease retailer labor costs and reduce customer wait times.

She says annual lottery sales could increase up to $30 million.

The panel didn’t take action on the bill. The chairman postponed a plan for the committee to meet Wednesday to begin refining the measure.