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Georgia Official Seeks to Destroy Video Gambling Machines

"The motion alleges saving the machines as evidence would be unwieldy, and prosecutors instead plan to photograph and videotape the machines as they sit in storage.

"Under state law, the owners of gambling machines were given a July 1 deadline to move the devices out of Georgia. A law making video gambling illegal took effect Jan. 1.

"About a week after the machine ban went into effect, Macon police received a tip that a Third Street warehouse was filled with the illegal games. The police raided the warehouse, moving the machines reportedly owned by Collins Games of Georgia into city-owned storage.

"…Simms said a decision on what, if any, criminal charges might be warranted will not come until he deals with the physical machines…"

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