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Jackpot Fever Slots Seized by Toledo Police
TOLEDO, OHIO --
Police around Toledo conducted raids this week to combat illegal gambling, but the target was not a poker game hidden in a warehouse or slots paying under the table to regular customers. Instead, authorities shut down Jackpot Fever locations, saying that awarding merchandise and credits were the same as paying cash.
Jackpot Fever opened at storefronts throughout the area, not attempting to disguise or hide its operations. The slot-style machines allowed patrons to play and try to win prizes, such as pre-paid gas cards.
Prosecutors decided that removing the cash payouts from the process was not enough to distinguish the concept from illegal gambling, and hit the stores, seizing machines and operating cash.
The law had recently been revised in Ohio to include non-cash payouts in the illegitimate category. Bars and restaurants that hosted machines from Jackpot Fever saw their machines taken by police, and worry about potential charges.
Authorities have said the Jackpot Fever stores are welcome to reopen, as a court has not ruled the businesses to be criminal yet. However, if Jackpot Fever starts play again, police say they will continue raids. That is, the cops don't like the game even though gray areas exist in the law, so they will make it problematic to open while the legal debates continue.
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| Posted by Jackpotfever on 12/10/2009 07:30:23 AM EST |
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