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EIGHTH CIRCUIT RULES AGAINST TOUCHPLAY OPERATORS

April 24, 2007

The U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis today ruled that Iowa did not violate the constitutional rights of Touchplay video lottery operators when it banned the machines last year. This probably ends federal court action in the case, as the Supreme Court isn't likely to take this one up.

Of course, the Touchplay operators still have recourse to the highest court in the land.

Meanwhile, scenes like this will remain as misty memories of Iowa convenience-store history:

Prior coverage: U.S. COURT DECLINES TO PRESERVE ELECTRONIC PAYMENT FOR TAX ON THE MATH-DEFICIENT

(UPDATE: For new readers, "Touchplay" machines are electronic machines that look and act just like slot machines, except with worse odds and with the state taking the biggest cut because they call it "video lottery" instead of "slot machines.")

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