\n\u201cMy holding is not based upon whether (the Tribe) likes the ruling or dislikes the ruling,\u201d said Cooper.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nThe machines, distributed by the Gator Coin II Company of Jacksonville, which brought the original case, invite players to press a preview button before play can be activated, which informs them whether the next spin will win or lose.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo Chance\u201d Machines<\/b><\/h2>\n
Gator Coin argues that the machines are \u201cno chance\u201d machines because the outcome of each spin is known to the player before it happens. But the reality is, the player is ultimately gambling on winning the spin afterwards, which remains unknown.<\/p>\n
Other than that, the machines look like slots and, like slots, \u201coperate upon the insertion of money and award prizes through the element of chance,\u201d according to the state\u2019s filing.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCooper said he now understood the game was a \u201cseries of plays,\u201d including known and unknown outcomes.<\/p>\n
Kathey Bright Fanning, president\u00a0of\u00a0Gator Coin II\u00a0company told reporters outside the court she was \u201cdisappointed\u201d with the judge\u2019s reversal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re wrong,\u201d she said. \u201cThe tribe is wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Florida judge had a complete change of heart about the legality of so-called \u201cpre-reveal\u201d gaming machines this week. In March, Judge John Cooper ruled the machines were \u201cnot an illegal slot machine or gambling device\u201d because he felt something couldn\u2019t be considered a game of chance if the outcome was known beforehand. But the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":52810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Florida Judge Makes Dramatic U-turn on Pre-reveal Slot Machines<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n