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Scurry County court reviews draft game-room ordinance, debates fees and grandfathering window

Scurry County Commissioners Court · September 17, 2025
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Summary

Scurry County commissioners reviewed a draft ordinance to regulate game rooms outside city limits, including application fees, employee background checks and a proposed grandfathering window for existing operations; county counsel warned statutory limits on county authority and the court asked staff to prepare application materials.

Scurry County commissioners on Monday reviewed a draft countywide game-room ordinance that would require operators outside incorporated city limits to register locations with six or more gaming machines, submit employee background checks and pay application fees.

County attorney (Speaker 9) told the court the draft would require an application, a sticker/serial-numbering process for machines, and background checks for employees, and said the draft includes an…

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