The panel's 10-page ruling found, in part, that the games meet the definition of slot machines because they include an element of chance.
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - Siding with state regulators, an appeals court Thursday ruled that controversial electronic games played in bars and other establishments are illegal slot machines.Ī three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld a circuit judge's decision that what are known as 'pre-reveal' games violate laws preventing slot machines in most of Florida.
