Georgia Convenience Store Slot Machines

Betting rules revised

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It's the store owners who take all the risk as the machines are cheap and easily replaced by vendors an minimal cost compared to the money they bring in. The cost of a new set of machines can usually be covered by about 3-5 weeks of the vendors cut depending on the location. Until this no risk; all reward scheme changes, they won't stop appearing.

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The state of Virginia has recently lost its convenience store slot machines as new betting rules sweep America. While it was thought that the games would be saved under new licensing agreements, it has now been established that they must all be removed.

While Virginia is generally opposed to gambling, any game that involves skill rather than just chance is legal in the state. This explains why the slot machines in convenience stores were at first believed to fall under the ‘legal’ category.

During a period of consultation with the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Joseph Platania, earlier in the year, the machines were deemed to be compliant. However, this position was updated on June 7th, with the games deemed illegal. The so-called ‘Queen of Virginia’ slots were given just 30 days to be removed.

Angered manufacturers and owners

The slots manufacturers and shop owners who display these machines are not happy with the turnaround. Manufacturers have voiced their concerns that Platania has ignored correspondence despite requests for meetings. They pointed out that, so far, the games have generated more than $300,000 of tax revenue for the area.

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The decision has also angered owners of convenience stores where the games are kept, as many have to pay upfront. One owner is Saurabh Godhwani. He originally paid for just one machine, but then ordered another three as they became popular with customers. He has now been instructed to get rid of them all.

Like the manufacturers, Godhwani believes that the games require a degree of accuracy and timing. He claims that skills, more than luck, is the deciding factor.

With the deadline now up, Platania is expecting all stores to immediately remove any remaining slot machines from their premises.

Georgia Convenience Store Slot Machines
Laws restricting noncommercial ownership/use of mechanical & digital games of chance

This is a list of potential restrictions and regulations on private ownership of slot machines in the United States on a state by state basis.

StateLegal Status
AlabamaClass II machines legal
AlaskaAll machines legal
ArizonaMachines 25 years or older legal[1]
ArkansasAll machines legal
CaliforniaMachines 25 years or older legal
ColoradoMachines before 1984 legal
ConnecticutAll machines prohibited
DelawareMachines 25 years or older legal
District of ColumbiaMachines before 1952 legal
FloridaMachines 20 years or older legal
GeorgiaMachines before 1950 legal
HawaiiAll machines prohibited
IdahoMachines before 1950 legal
IllinoisMachines 25 years or older legal
IndianaMachines 40 years or older legal
IowaMachines 25 years or older legal
KansasMachines before 1950 legal
KentuckyAll machines legal
LouisianaMachines 25 years or older legal
MaineAll machines legal
MarylandMachines 25 years or older legal
MassachusettsMachines 30 years or older legal
MichiganMachines 25 years or older legal
MinnesotaAll machines legal
MississippiMachines 25 years or older legal
MissouriMachines 30 years or older legal
MontanaMachines 25 years or older legal
NebraskaAll machines prohibited
NevadaAll machines legal
New HampshireMachines 25 years or older legal
New JerseyMachines before 1941 legal
New MexicoMachines 25 years or older legal
New YorkMachines 30 years or older legal
North CarolinaMachines 25 years or older legal
North DakotaMachines 25 years or older legal
OhioAll machines legal
OklahomaMachines 25 years or older legal
OregonMachines 25 years or older legal
PennsylvaniaMachines 25 years or older legal
Rhode IslandAll machines legal
South CarolinaAll machines prohibited
South DakotaMachines before 1941 legal
TennesseeAll machines prohibited
TexasAll machines legal
UtahAll machines legal
VermontMachines before 1954 legal
VirginiaAll machines legal
WashingtonMachines 25 years or older legal
West VirginiaAll machines legal
WisconsinMachines 25 years or older legal
WyomingMachines 25 years or older legal

References[edit]

  1. ^Arizona State Legislature ARS §13-3309 paragraphs D&E

External links[edit]

  • U.S. Slot Machine Laws & Statutes by State, Gameroom Show
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