Tell me about the Shady Game Rooms

[Bash Riprock 1695]

I see these things in old strip malls with blacked out windows all over the place. What do these people win in there? Groceries? Always see shady looking bastards parked out front. Are these places on the fringe of being illegal?

[Enchubben 5510]

I was always told it was slot machines and sometimes a poker room. Never actually been in one though. 

[Bash Riprock 1695]

1 hour ago, Enchubben said:

I was always told it was slot machines and sometimes a poker room. Never actually been in one though. 

How is that legal? Some girl I dated years ago said her Aunt would go and play slots for laundry detergent and shit. Is that what they play for?

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[destroya 377]

Eight liners, a lower class slot machine. 

[ztejas 43459]

He's been out hittin the VLTs. Lost all of that money already. Way she goes, Bubs.

[justhookit 4191]

They are illegal as shit. They pay cash. Unless they don’t know you in which case you can redeem your credits for T-shirts and stuff.

[FartingMonk 3608]

Family owns a few or 5.  It's illegal but cops don't have time to bust them so they run.  Gas stations are beginning to have more and more.  Between those and poker rooms all Texas is doing is losing a shit ton of tax dollars for not legalizing gambling

[Enchubben 5510]

6 hours ago, Bash Riprock said:

How is that legal? Some girl I dated years ago said her Aunt would go and play slots for laundry detergent and shit. Is that what they play for?

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It’s not legal. Victimless crime IMO, although I bet there is some other crime hanging around these places in some cases and they would appear to be a great target for robbery.

[texasjacket 289]

3 hours ago, FartingMonk said:

Family owns a few or 5.  It's illegal but cops don't have time to bust them so they run.  Gas stations are beginning to have more and more.  Between those and poker rooms all Texas is doing is losing a shit ton of tax dollars for not legalizing gambling

They should call it 'gaming' like our neighbor. 

[RPM 26322]

Knew a woman in the 80's that was regional manager for a chain of convenience stores in South Carolina. Think she had 10 or so stores to cover and part of her job was taking care of the legal 8 liners. They were set to pay off after a certain amount of play. If she saw one close to payoff when she was emptying them, she'd play that machine until it hit. Made a killing off the machines and the books always came out right.

[VolenteHawk 495]

Illegal as shit. I play a metric ton of Golden Tee, so I’m in these dives a lot. It’s insane.

[RDCanecutter 26446]

3 hours ago, RPM said:

Knew a woman in the 80's that was regional manager for a chain of convenience stores in South Carolina. Think she had 10 or so stores to cover and part of her job was taking care of the legal 8 liners. They were set to pay off after a certain amount of play. If she saw one close to payoff when she was emptying them, she'd play that machine until it hit. Made a killing off the machines and the books always came out right.

So, find out when the regional manager lady is coming to visit

Play games the day before that

???

Profit

[Spur08 382]

Didn't a gaming room get raided a few years ago in McKinney? Not sure why I remember that..maybe bc it was down the street from Franconia

[tx 3 putt 76980]

Poker rooms get robbed 

[ROFL BOX 6649]

3 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

I rob Poker rooms get robbed 

 

[Spur08 382]

Bingo

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/mckinney-gaming-raid-nets-600-slot-machines-60k-in-cash/2005202/

[Nivek 16936]

Someone missed a payment.

[gyroprotagonist 2594]

first, I did not even drive by a holiday inn express, but i think they can be legal in the sense that playing games for tickets in dave and busters and then using them to claim prizes is legal.  It's the straight cash homey payouts that are illegal, but of course that is what people want so I would wager most of those shady places have some sort of prize chart on display, but actually pay cash out.

[hornbri 1399]

On 8/23/2020 at 12:16 PM, VolenteHawk said:

Illegal as shit. I play a metric ton of Golden Tee, so I’m in these dives a lot. It’s insane.

They have Golden Tee in them? I figured they were slot type machines. 

[VolenteHawk 495]

8 hours ago, hornbri said:

They have Golden Tee in them? I figured they were slot type machines. 

Not in the machines, in the dive bars.

[tokamak 6431]

23 hours ago, gyroprotagonist said:

first, I did not even drive by a holiday inn express, but i think they can be legal in the sense that playing games for tickets in dave and busters and then using them to claim prizes is legal.  It's the straight cash homey payouts that are illegal, but of course that is what people want so I would wager most of those shady places have some sort of prize chart on display, but actually pay cash out.

I've never even set foot in one of these things, but I always assumed the deal was they pay out in "prizes" (e.g. laundry detergent or whatever), which they'll then buy back from you with cash. I'd definitely be willing to believe that if you're a regular they just cut out the middle step.

Do they serve drinks? Maybe I'll take my wife to one on our next date night.