Pennsylvania might risk forfeiting hundreds of millions of dollars in casino license fees if the Legislature legalizes video poker machines in bars and clubs, according to state Attorney General Tom Corbett.

Casino owners paid $50 million each for licenses. The 2004 slots law established that casinos get pro-rated rebates on the license fees if the state increases "the permissible number of licensed facilities" within 10 years.

"The essence of it is, if the state got in competition with casinos, they would get money back," Corbett said in an interview this week. He said his top civil lawyer raised concerns that legalizing video poker could impact licensing fees.