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Machines seized by police deemed gambling devices
An attorney for the machines' distributor says they have been ruled legal elsewhere
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 29, 2012
~~<p>City Prosecutor Keith Kane­shiro is warning businesses and their patrons to steer away from Products Direct Sweepstakes machines and other gaming devices that offer the possibility of a payout, saying they are illegal gambling machines.</p>
<p>But attorneys for the company that had 77 of its machines seized by Hono­lulu police in raids at six Oahu gaming parlors Thursday insist the machines are legal and should be allowed.</p>
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City Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro is warning businesses and their patrons to steer away from Products Direct Sweepstakes machines and other gaming devices that offer the possibility of a payout, saying they are illegal gambling machines.
But attorneys for the company that had 77 of its machines seized by Honolulu police in raids at six Oahu gaming parlors Thursday insist the machines are legal and should be allowed. Login for more...
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