Fish game arcades are popular in NC — but are they legal?
Fish game arcades are popular in NC — but are they legal?
North Carolina has banned video poker for 12 years, but now fish game tables are the new trend. According to arcade operators, they’re following state law because the money a person can win is based on skill not luck. Officials say otherwise.
I had no idea what this was until a random lady came up to me in the walmart parking lot , trying to sell me her food stamps for cash. She said she was addicted to this game and spent her entire paycheck playing this.
that chief of police- looks like the kid that got shit on all throughout his life and became a cop to seek revenge, what a pathetic piece of shit.
game of skill makes it legal? how are casinos legal then
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I didn’t know about these arcade machines
I was wondering what these were. Two have opened ( one just last week) within a mile of my home in another city in North Carolina in the last year and a half. The first had a small "fish" sign on the front window but nothing else. There are cars parked there all hours of the day and night. I am sure local law enforcement knows who they are and what they do, but with the anti police sentiment and "defunding" talk, they have more things to worry about than this.
So it’s illegal to operate a buisness at 3am? Someone needs to tell 7/11 that..
Cause they are a cash buisness and as ll kinds of shaddy activity goes on… although shaddy activity seems to be running our country… But hey it’s ok that a State has a lotto and scratch off tickets being sold out of every gas station grocery store with games that we played as a kid like monopoly etc… tell me how that’s not targeting underage children to condition them mentally to buy once they are over the age of 18? Or the fact scratch off games like bingo or word search style tickets are lotto favorite to issue because the winning claim rate drops drastically because people just did not realize it was a winner…. Also I thought this was the USA you know land of the free… not to be scrutinized or singled out as a target by tyrannical police run by the justice system….
This isn’t an arcade.. Where’s Pac-Man? Mk2?…
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Fish hunting is addictive but dont let them fool you. Its a slot. Shoot low and have fun. I noticed that the longer you play the better chance at ANY Payout. So throw your $150 in and play with 10 cent shots. Enjoy the graphics and have a good time.
I feel sorry for all these financially illiterate humans. Legislation will be slow due to the ethnicity of the financially illiterate victims.
Nice Video.Thanks for sharing. fishing game like ocean king 3 fishing game,monster awaken,fire phoenix is most popular fishing game now in USA,especially in NC,Texas,California.it is skill game,bace on bullet skill to kill the fish,not belong to gaming machine.
What’s funny is this would be a cool arcade game, like a legit one at like a bowling alley, 4 tokens and ya get say 20 shots
I have one about two miles from my home. It’s an eyesore and it’s a place for crime. It doesn’t belong here. I’m so glad they are shutting them down.
I put in $30. Got a brief tutorial on how to play and switch guns. All I did was go crazy on a button, and swap thru guns as they are highlighted. My arm is sore as fudge, played for 5-6minutes. Won $250. No idea how
I’ve never seen these games, but I know a fair amount about gambling and slot machine design. With just a little research I was able to find the manufacturer’s spec sheets for these games. The operator can set the "hold" (also euphemistically called the "skill level") anywhere from 15% to 50%. 15% is the maximum hold allowed in Nevada by the gaming commission. In other markets, especially where regulation and enforcement are spotty, it can be whatever the market will bear. In other words, the operator is free to crank up the hold as high as he thinks his customers will tolerate, and still keep coming back. I do know one thing, and that is that no one opens a casino or "gaming arcade" to lose money. These machines would not exist if they did not provide a long-term advantage to the owner/operator. I would also agree with the commenter who observed that it is worth noting where these games are located, and where they are not.
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Hawai’i is loaded with these machines
Once famous in malaysia now its illegal to open
My son lost over $60k with this shit game..my son is getting suffering from gambling addiction..dont play this game..it is gambling
We need this in socal but noooo it’s illegal
As a computer programmer we coded these to make you lose. There’s a reason they’re broke in these sketchy location
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That is abuse of power that’s wrong on so many levels and it’s a violation of our rights for them to tell us that we’re not allowed to play a game and have fun
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Tweakers love this game
Seen these machines a lot in kids arcades in Malaysia for years. I would always see adults playing those and I thought, why are they so interested in kids fishing games. While kids would play racing and shooting games at the arcade. Instead of winning money, they win tokens to be used to play at other machines.
Cop needs to go put their efforts into something like crime instead of shaking down granny and pap having a drink and relaxing go ahead .
How old you need to be? Cus I went to one place and it’s 18 and another it was 21
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This is not a game of skills, its basically gambling! i was addicted to this game and spent alot of money losing rather than winning. till covid strikes and im thankful.
So let me get this straight: we’re going to go after people minding their own business and having fun not hurting anyone. But when it comes to rioting and looting, we’re going to stand back and watch it happen. Politicians in this state have some weird priorities. Im sure most are on the take.
At this Vietnamese poker game, they have this machine. Minimum $30 to play. Game runner says max payout is $13k.
That’s all I know about that game
I’m vacationing in Florida and saw one of these. Any gambling attractions a certain crowd but most just go to have fun and socialize.
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In my state Ohio it’s just about the taxes I think and the cash transactions
Shut it down. I’ve seen a few of these and they always have dudes outside begging for 10-20 bucks so they can get back in the game. Sad and potentially dangerous.
Zip the fishes ;D i like fishes
In California they call them slap houses. They rent residential homes,shade the windows and sound proof the walls. Every room including the garage. You walk up at 4am neighborhood is silent,house looks like any other,you knock,they have lots of surveillance cameras but they are hidden well. The manager greets you and you play. Methamphetamine is smoked openly as are cigarettes. If you win and you actually do a guy comes around and pays you out. I’m sure they pay for these machines quickly so if the cops raid the house,oh well. They sell power tools,stolen cigarettes etc. Some are protected by gangs,they surprisingly are very friendly unless you act stupid. The whole thing is bizarre.
Machines was designed for token in a kids arcade some scallawag decided to say let’s make cash off this now look at us addicted to a child’s toy losing Thousands
I love these games… New subscriber here
No offense, but I notice these Fish Game Parlor/Arcades are in low income black neighborhoods. Makes me wonder WHO buys these machines then puts them in run down strip malls or old boarded up gas stations. Someone is racking in the $$$$$
People who played this game at chucky cheese
Shooting $2 dollars over here and the guy next to you hitting everything with 5c shmah lol
Polece and the government needs to leave thease people alone
I want to play