Show 1 Pinball Luck or Skill Shill Is a pinball machine a game of chance or a game of skill f TO MANY r individuals this may may seem like an irrelevant question But it 1 The city council of Bountiful pondered it for over two hours during a recent meeting without being able to answer it COUNCIL members turned to City Atty George K K Fadel who poured over some law books Court decisions have it both ways he reported The council will have to decide decide decide de- de cide soon The decision will decide decide de- de cide how pinball machines are i handled in the future 1 A SECTION in city ordinances referring to mechanical amused amusement amusement amuse- amuse d ment devices says they are unlawful uni un- un i lawful where an an element of 10 chance or luck attends the operation operation operation oper oper- I thereof and which dispenses dispenses dispenses dis dis- any form of pay-off pay prize or reward in coin money representative of value property property property prop prop- erty merchandise goods ef effects effects effects ef- ef tokens of value or trade credit allowance free games replays or additional chances or the right to use or operate the machine whether the same are furnished automatically or otherwise So any machine where chance or luck is present and which gives free games is unlawful NOW IF THE machine is a game of skill it can give a re reward reward reward re- re ward for the ski skill 11 in free games Hence the question The problem arose for the city council when police stopped use of two machines in Shig's Lunch South Main Zoning didn't seem to allow their use BUT ATTORNEY for the op operators operators operators op- op Ted Bradford said pinball machines are an incidental incidental inci incidental dental use to the cafe business They are a normal part of the operation just as vending machines machines machines ma ma- chines are Besides he continued revenue revenue revenue reve reve- nue from the machines helps pay operating costs of the cafe IF OTHERS in the city are al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to have pinball machines Shig's Slugs should be allowed also They have been allowed in the C 2 zone but not the l C-l C 1 I think pinball m machines machines' a chi n e S' S should be thrown clear out of the city Mayor Morris F. F said Ive I've got to speak against them I think they are an illegal lottery Owners of cafe businesses businesses businesses busi busi- nesses are there to sell food PINBALL MACHINES make liars and thieves out of many No person puts more than 15 cents into a pinball machine unless un unless unless un- un less he expects to win something something something some some- thing the mayor said I dont don't think we can wink at this any longer There is no difficulty controlling controlling controlling con con- trolling if police can catch op operators operators operators op- op paying off It is a little I different with free games said Atty Fadel IM I'M NOT SURE of court reaction reaction reaction tion if the city were ere to remove all machines because it is difficult difficult difficult dif dif- to control them he said Councilman Layne Forbes said he could see no Uno useful purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose served by the machines However I we should give the city attorney time to study the mat- mat See PINBALL on Page 2 Pinball Continued from Front Page ter further NO FURTHER machines willbe will willbe willbe be allowed until the council de de- de However it was determined determined determined deter deter- mined the machines in Slugs Slug's Lunch were there before the zoning ordinance was modified so he may continue use pending the decision N Now ow the council must face the decision decision is is a pinball machine a game of chance or skill If it is skill the machines may give free games If chance they may not give anything THE CITY council also asked the planning commission to see how members feel about allowing allowing allow allow- I ing the machines in all commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial zones of the city even if they are chance and the number number num num- I ber bel of machines which could be considered incidental to a cafe use |