Expert: Rodger Knutson - 7/28/2008

Question
"I may have just bought a a bunch of arcade diggers and I think  they might be against the law in Illinois?  Can you put these on a trailer and take them to a fair or carnival anymore?

What is the consensus on digger cranes for vending these days?

Thanks, Graham lasecrets@gmail.com"


Answer
Hi Graham,

Are these old, new, and what do they do? I couldn't tell you about laws in Illinois. If I were you, and to feel safe, I would go to a pay phone and call the gambling commission in you state and ask them. This is one of the things we taxpayers pay them to know about. If they are a gambling device's, and you want to move them across state lines, then you need to register yourself or business with, and receive a registration letter back each year, from the D.O.J. called a Department Of Justice Registration or D.O.J. Letter. This covers you with the Fed's but doesn't supersede the state laws you want to travel through. So, if you get caught with illegal gambling devices in a State were there are laws against that type of gambling devices you are carrying, you still Dead Meat with that State your in. But, maybe these are amusement games and not gambling devices Very Big Difference! Can you send a photo? Send to jackpot7@ix.netcom.com
Thank You

Rodger