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Blotter: Nebraska gambling machine seizures overturned
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Nebraska law enforcement authorities have seized two new video game machines that pay out jackpots on the grounds that they resemble illegal slot machines. The game, called “Bank Shot”, resembles a game of tic-tac-toe played with billiard balls. When the player gets three balls in a row, they win part of a progressive jackpot. The jackpot grows as players deposit up to US$4 on any of four hundred machines.
The object of the game is to watch the ever-changing rows of balls on the screen, select a spot to place a “wild” ball on the 3x3 grid. When the player connects a set of three balls of the same rank, they win a small jackpot. The more sets the player connects, the higher the jackpot, up to US$17,000 in some cases. It is now the state’s most popular bar game.
Church groups and other non-profit agencies want to see Bank Shot banned, not due to their opposition to illegal gambling, but due to the fact that the game may take away customers from the bingo, keno and lottery-style games the group use in their fund-raising efforts. Under Nebraska law, only non-profit agencies are allowed to conduct games of chance.
The creator of the game, John Fox, and his company, American Amusements, deny any charges that the Bank Shot game is a game of chance. According to Fox, Bank Shot is a “puzzle game” that requires input, thought and strategy on the part of the player. The player can easily develop a set of skills to figure out which placement of the “wild ball” will give him the best odds.
After inspecting the machines, the authorities returned the machines to the bars that had housed them. The next step in the legal battle is for the state legislature to re-examine whether the machines truly represented a game of chance or a game of skill. A spokesperson for Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning said that the matter is still under investigation.
24-Sep-2009, 11:02
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