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Mollie Tipton, a Kingsport resident, tests her luck on the skills gaming machines at the Lucky Arcade on Euclid Ave. Emily Ball Bristol Herald Courier

BRISTOL, Va. — City officials are taking steps to remove more than 100 skill games from operating here, but any action is temporarily on hold due to an injunction issued in the Hermie Sadler lawsuit

Earlier this month, City Manager/City Attorney Randy Eads sent letters to 20 city businesses notifying them the games were illegal and should be removed.

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“The games we are seeing in the city that are not in the casino at 500 Gate City Highway are illegal, according to the Code of Virginia, ” Eads said.

“The city will follow the language in the injunction, and we will not be enforcing any penalties for these games at this time, until the court makes a final determination, or if the injunction is appealed to a higher court and a ruling is made at that time, ” Eads said.

“The city is informing them they are operating a prohibited gaming establishment and unregulated location. It tells them the city can seek injunctive relief on gambling devices in violation of that code section and we can attach on all money in such devices and receive a civil penalty of up to $25, 000 per device, ” Eads said of the letter, which contained a Jan. 31, 2023, deadline.

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“Some businesses have called and I’ve advised them of the legal uncertainty we’re in at this point, ” Eads said. “Some said, if they’re illegal, they’re happy to take them out. Other businesses wanted to know how we planned to move forward in the future.”

“I have not received any complaints from citizens about these. People have made comments about them, but they were not necessarily complaints, ” Eads said.

Three years ago when the Herald Courier first reported on skill games or “gray” machines, there were a handful of games in a few convenience stores scattered about the city.

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In the past two years the games have proliferated and there are currently about five locations on West State, Euclid Avenue and off Commonwealth Avenue with 20 to 25 machines each.

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© Copyright 2023 Bristol Herald Courier - Tricities, 320 Bob Morrison Blvd. Bristol, VA 24201 | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My InfoMollie Tipton, a Kingsport, Tennessee, resident, tests her luck on the skills gaming machines at the Lucky Arcade on Euclid Avenue in Bristol, Virginia.

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Mollie Tipton, a Kingsport resident, tests her luck on the skills gaming machines at the Lucky Arcade on Euclid Avenue in Bristol, Virginia.

A few people are inside the dimly-lit room, having a smoke and testing their luck on gambling machines emitting bright and flashing neon lights.

Mollie Tipton of Kingsport, Tennessee, walks in and tries the popular fish shooting game — one she said does take skill — before moving on to one of the many slots-like machines, which she says are more luck-based.

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Fresh off a $1, 200 payout from a 50-cent spin at a Bristol gas station that morning, Tipton is feeling pretty good about things. She’s also quick to point out the risk involved with the hobby.

Tipton has been playing the legal-but-unregulated games in Virginia for about six months after being introduced by friends. For her, the environment of the Lucky Arcade and similar establishments is a bit more welcoming than the large, populated Bristol Casino.

Jay Phillips sometimes plays the machines at a gaming parlor inside the old Big Eddie’s Deli in Bristol, Virginia. In helping maintain the place, Phillips said he has seen machines pay out as high as $2, 000.

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“A lot of them say they like it better because it’s not a lot of people — there’s not a lot of traffic here, ” Phillips said. “They are in their own little world for a while.”

“It can get out of hand really quickly, but it’s still fun, ” Tipton said. “It’s a good stress reliever, as long as you don’t get carried away, but it’s really easy to get carried away.”

The Herald Courier news staff takes a lot at the legality or lack thereof of those machines called "skill games" populating corners of conveni…

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