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Hardin County hearing: sheriff says '8-liner' machines illegal; county attorney urges regulation, not countywide ban
Summary
Hardin County held a special public hearing Oct. 28 to take public comment on a proposed amendment to a commissioner's court order regulating game rooms and gaming machines.
Hardin County held a special public hearing Oct. 28 to take public comment on a proposed amendment to a commissioner's court order regulating game rooms and gaming machines. The sheriff told the court that recent appellate rulings leave "no legal basis" for the machines and that law enforcement treats the devices themselves as illegal.
The sheriff said the devices commonly called "8-liners" pay out cash or redeemable credits and that appeals in related cases have been exhausted. "The device itself is illegal," the sheriff told the court, arguing that enforcement should focus on the machines regardless of whether they operate singly in convenience stores or inside dedicated game…
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