ban on 'skill games'

[doug]

Ohio House OKs ban on 'skill games'
The Ohio House voted overwhelmingly yesterday to put an immediate end to the proliferation of slot machine-like games in the state.
The bill would ban games with cash payouts or prizes with values of more than $10. It also bans tournaments, such as those for Golden Tee Golf machines, darts or pool, in which the house takes a cut of the proceeds. See link http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/...1107slots.html

[Sid]

Nice


gotta love it when government steps up and acts responsibly

[luckydog]

they aren't gettin their cut, so they ban them

[dattia]

WOW!!! and they even categorized it as "Emergency" status so it could be enforced immediately.

[Tulsa]

In effect aren't they also shutting down midway games at state fairs?

[Chrisdice]

In effect aren't they also shutting down midway games at state fairs?

True. If the prize is worth more then 10$. So all the Jumbo stuffed animals have to go.

[new in town]

Some Stats on this subject in Ohio from The "Pro" side. :

http://www.tictacfruit.com/zogbyOH9-17-07.pdf

http://nofunohio.org/wp/wp-content/u...pact-final.pdf

[arbycoffee]

use pachinko sphere to pay for lunch or a burger, they won't accept them, so they is worthless, it be same for tokens ?

[compirate]

True. If the prize is worth more then 10$. So all the Jumbo stuffed animals have to go.

Is that retail 10$ or wholesale? If you price those, they're about a buck! Gotta love cheap Chinese labor.

[dattia]

I'm glad the legislators are legislating with the 'will of the people' being their first and foremost concern!!!

[Eddie]

Some Stats on this subject in Ohio from The "Pro" side. :

http://www.tictacfruit.com/zogbyOH9-17-07.pdf

http://nofunohio.org/wp/wp-content/u...pact-final.pdf

Who were the 1% that thought skill game legislation was the most important goal for Lawmakers???

Must be they are Relatives of the nuts that made the laws!

Once again this only goes to show that our country is in a steep spiral decline.

We are destroying ourselves from within by all of these Insane politicians.

They make up false, stupid topics of dred or fear and make them more important than anything in reality just so they can pass a law to advance their sickining position in their corrupt occupation.

I say we ban the politicians Heads YES, Tails NO..

[luckydog]

Florida has passed some stupid bills, that never should have come up.

Bullet train bill passed--no money anywhere either planned or set aside to build it.

Less kids in each class--then cut school funding state wide.

Drop unisnused motorists on auto insurance--then have a special emergency meeting to bring it back because of all the complaints.

just a few of their stupid blunders

[Tulsa]

They make up false, stupid topics of dred or fear and make them more important than anything in reality just so they can pass a law to advance their sickining position in their corrupt occupation.

Oh, I see you've heard about global warming.

I say we ban the politicians Heads YES, Tails NO..

Shouldn't that be Heads YES, Tails HELL YES?

[birdbrain]

http://cgi.ebay.com/SKILL-GAMING-ROO...QQcmdZViewItem

[Tulsa]

http://cgi.ebay.com/SKILL-GAMING-ROO...QQcmdZViewItem

You won't have compatishion from anyone...

[doug]

Now the Judicial & Legislative are in a tug of war on the ban on skill games http://lahbpa.org/index.php?option=c...1198&Itemid=48

[Tulsa]

If they're trying to slam this through as an emergency referendum to avoid a vote of the people, they don't believe they could win that vote. So, what's driving these guys? Where's the cash at the end of all of this for them? Is it so the state can later come in and install their own machines and own the monopoly for Ohio?

[doug]

So true so when the State gets the Cut of the Casinos $ if they ever come to the state

[Tony Junior]

Who were the 1% that thought skill game legislation was the most important goal for Lawmakers???

Must be they are Relatives of the nuts that made the laws!

Once again this only goes to show that our country is in a steep spiral decline.

We are destroying ourselves from within by all of these Insane politicians.

They make up false, stupid topics of dred or fear and make them more important than anything in reality just so they can pass a law to advance their sickining position in their corrupt occupation.

I say we ban the politicians Heads YES, Tails NO..

flip...flip...flip...flip...flip...SMACK!

It's HEADS!

Gosh-darn "nanny state" congresscritters!

[derbyboy]

How about Heads WE WIN, Tails THEY LOSE?