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Paysomatic representatives tell Pampa commission devices are games of skill; some commissioners call them gambling
Summary
Company representatives told the Pampa City Commission that their gaming terminals are “games of skill,” cited court rulings and described compliance steps and revenue splits. Commissioners asked about payouts, community impacts and whether machines attract crime; no formal policy decision was made.
PAMPA, Texas — Representatives of Paysomatic told the Pampa City Commission on Aug. 11 that the company’s coin-operated gaming terminals are legal “games of skill,” not gambling devices, and asked the city to permit vetted machines at willing local businesses.
The company said the devices include accounting software, age-verification features and an internal compliance team of retired Texas peace officers; they described a franchise-style contract that splits net revenue roughly three ways among the location, the operator and the manufacturer.
Why it matters: The city’s decision about whether to allow the terminals affects convenience stores, truck stops and other small businesses that might host them, and touches on crime, consumer protection and local tax revenue.
Edward Campbell, identifying himself as Paysomatic’s chief compliance officer, described the machines to the commission and said the company vets both operators and locations and will remove games if law…
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