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Senate committee advances bill to restrict skill‑game placement after grocery‑store placements draw complaints
Summary
Senate File 46 would confine skill‑based amusement games to establishments tied to on‑premise alcohol service so machines aren't placed in grocery store public areas where minors can access them. The committee moved the bill after debate and industry urged rulemaking first.
Senate File 46, aimed at limiting where skill‑based amusement games may be located, was advanced by a Senate committee following extended testimony about machines placed in grocery store common areas that drew children and local complaints.
Sponsor Senator John Kolb said the bill responds to cases in which skill‑game machines were put on the grocery‑store floor rather than inside a fenced or age‑restricted liquor area. "The reason is is you don't want people, underage kids...in…
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