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Council adopts ordinance banning amusement redemption machines after Texas appellate ruling
3540940 · April 23, 2025
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Summary
The Orange City Council adopted an ordinance amending city code to prohibit amusement redemption ("skill/lottery") machines in game rooms, citing a Fort Worth appellate court ruling that machines with chance elements are unconstitutional under Texas law.
The Orange City Council voted to amend the city code to prohibit amusement redemption machines (commonly called “amusement redemption” or “skill/lottery” machines) in game rooms across the city.
City staff and legal counsel framed the ordinance as a response to a Fort Worth-based court…
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