Skill games have been set up in bars, grocery stores, restaurants, convenience stores and laundromats across Nebraska. A new law requires the operators of the game to pay a tax on the games’ revenues and hook into a central server that will record how much the games take in and pay out.
Bob Glissmann, Flatwater Free Press
A sign on the side of the Anytime Laundry near 90th Street and Maplewood Boulevard shows that customers could hit a jackpot as they do their laundry. The “AE” on the sign stands for Accel Entertainment, which distributes skill games in many U.S. states.
Editor’s note: This story is about gambling and problem gambling. Nebraskans seeking help with problem gambling can call 1-833-BETOVER — 833-238-6837 — 24 hours a day.
Skill games have been set up in bars, grocery stores, restaurants, convenience stores and laundromats across Nebraska. A new law requires the operators of the game to pay a tax on the games’ revenues and hook into a central server that will record how much the games take in and pay out.
A sign on the side of the Anytime Laundry near 90th Street and Maplewood Boulevard shows that customers could hit a jackpot as they do their laundry. The “AE” on the sign stands for Accel Entertainment, which distributes skill games in many U.S. states.
