Slot Machines Get a Reprieve 

The slot machines in Columbus have gotten a temporary stay from the state in that they can continue running for now, just until a decision has been made. The state has said that there will be a court hearing to decide their fate on January 25^th and until that time the slot machines at the Spinners Café can continue to operate. 

The games had come under fire as the state of Ohio had said that they were illegal slot machines and that they had to be turned off. Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said that they were the same as Las Vegas slot machines and therefore were against Ohio state law that says that slot machines are not legal at these smaller establishments. 

But the café maintained that they were not slot machines at all and that they were simply games that looked like them. They said that they might look and play like slot machines but they are internet connected computers that use credits, not cash. They said that the outcome of the games was also determined ahead of time which is one more reason why they were not slot machines. 

Judge Harland H. Hale of the Franklin County Municipal Court agreed that the slot machines could stay for now, just until the ruling. He held off judgment as to whether or not they actually were slot machines, and the courts across the state are having problems determining what they are. He said that they didn’t have to get rid of the ones that they had already, but they couldn’t add any new ones either.

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