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Gaming Machines Owners Win in Court

COLUMBIA, South Carolina – As reported by the Associated Press: "An increase in gaming machine seizures and court victories by gaming operators has some worried the outlawed video gambling industry might be trying to make a comeback in South Carolina.

"Those in the industry say they are simply trying to make money with legal machines that reward skill instead of luck and let players win merchandise or free games.

"…Some of those machines are being declared legal -- at least temporarily -- as machine owners armed with experts and lawyers overwhelm local police and prosecutors.

"An analysis of court cases and interviews by The State newspaper showed machine owners are making some headway in creating some legal machines, especially one Goose Creek company that has introduced what it says is a tamper-resistant computer chip for its latest $3,500 machine…"

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