Nebraska law and possession of illegal gambling devices

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Ruling sought in gambling machines

A Bellevue company has asked a judge to determine whether the controversial Bankshot video games are illegal gambling devices or, as the company maintains, legal games of skill.

The State Patrol confiscated two of the games Sept. 11 from a business in McCook, Neb., which was cited for possession of illegal gambling devices.

American Amusements, which created the Bankshot machines, filed suit Thursday in Lancaster County District Court, requesting that the patrol and the State Attorney General’s Office be barred from confiscating any other Bankshot machines and that a judge declare that the devices are legal.

John Fox, who created the Bankshot game, said at least three separate tests of the video devices, conducted by firms hired by American Amusement and the state, show that it meets the state’s legal requirements as predominantly a game of skill.