After legal victories in Pennsylvania where slot-like skill games have been deemed legal by judges while law enforcement officials have been criticized for seizing them and the cash they contain without cause, the same types of games are still under fire in the state of Kentucky.
After failing to pass legislation that would have outlawed the games a year ago, another bill intent on defining them as gambling devices was tabled by the House of Representatives on Friday but returned to the floor Wednesday, picking up momentum to pass on a vote of 64-32.
House Speaker David Osborne made a motion Wednesday to resume discussion on House Bill 594 after rumors of its demise were celebrated by proponents of the so-called gray machines over the weekend.
After failing to pass legislation that would have outlawed the games a year ago, another bill intent on defining them as gambling devices was tabled by the House of Representatives on Friday but returned to the floor Wednesday, picking up momentum to pass on a vote of 64-32.
House Speaker David Osborne made a motion Wednesday to resume discussion on House Bill 594 after rumors of its demise were celebrated by proponents of the so-called gray machines over the weekend.
