Illegal Slot Machine Bust 

The county police and the owner of some slot machines seem to have a difference of opinion. The fact of the matter is that the police maintain that the slot machines are illegal, while the owner says that they are simply electronic bingo machines and are therefore legal. It seems that the courts are going to have to make the final decision in the case. 

No charges were filed following the slot machine raid, and the county has agreed that that an independent lab should take a look at the slot machines. The games in question are “New Fruit Bonus” machines and they need to be evaluated to see if they comply with state law or if they are in fact illegal slot machines. There will be a hearing on the subject on April 7^th.  

The slot machines were located in the Elks Lodge in Laurel, after they received a tip that they were running the illegal machines. The slot machines were seized on March 9^th, but the owners filed court documents stating that the machines were legal and that they wanted them back. Frank Moran of Acme Amusements’ attorneys said that the judges had already ruled on a similar case and found the slot machines to be legal. 

They said that they are skill based games and that because of that they are legal in the state of Maryland. They said that the only difference is that these games are geared toward adults instead of children, but that this did not make them any less legal.

But the state of New York understands that there is a lot of money at stake, which is why they are so interested in it. They know that every day that they don’t have slot machines is hundreds of thousands of dollars that they will not be able to get back. And the fact that it has taken them eight years already and they still don’t have slot machines up and running means that millions of dollars has been wasted that could have gone to very needy programs in the state.