The intent is to gamble. They are the minor leagues where one prepares for the majors. Five dollars in a penny machine will give a player 500 points to wager with, usually offering an extended amount of play. It's just amusement. For Monk and her sister, Penny Carter, the games are relaxing.
Owners say the ban is self-imposed so adults can have a place to go, away from noisy children.
If we wanted to win money we would go to Vegas. Which is where Carter said she'll have to go if Morales' ruling effectively ends the game room businesses. The sad thing is we'll lose tax dollars. Though local businesses receive a boost from the gift certificates the game rooms award, the practice has not been without some controversy. The Mall of Abilene stopped accepting them after some of its large department stores complained of customers buying merchandise and then trying to return the items for cash.