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Coin Slot Magazine - #079 - 1981 - September [International Arcade Museum]
Tuggle said the slots were part of a shipment of 300
antiques that Katz had ordered from England. He said
customs and other federal agencies are continuing
charged with falsifying import documents stating the
net worth of the shipment was 2,000 British pounds,
instead of the 10,000 pounds the shipment was worth.
the investigation.
"While we were in Lafayette," said Tuggle, "we got
several phone calls from people asking for five to 20
slot machines."
He said the machines were to be auctioned, but
refused to speculate on how the slots would have been
used by the potential buyers.
Asked if there is a link between the seizure and a
possible gambling operation in the state, the agent
said, "Nothing of that nature has come to ourattention."
Tuggle said the machines entered Louisiana through
the Port of New Orleans, but were destined for Baton
Rouge where agents opened the boxes of "sewing
machines parts" and found the slot machines.
Tuggle said agents allowed the shipment to go to its
destination in Lafayette after the contraband was
discovered to see if any other persons may have been
involved in the transaction.
When the slots arrived at the auction site, he said,
agents swooped down and hauled away the one-
armed bandits.
Tuggle declined to estimate the value of the automa
tic and manual slot machines, all programmed for
British currency. However, he said one machine could
command a selling price of "a few thousand dollars."
Besides the possible smuggling charge that Katz
could face, the agent said the importer could be
We apparently have some ground work here that has
gone somewhat unnoticed. Do any of you, readers,
have anymore information in reference to Kentucky? If
you do, fill in our gap.
Dear Coin Slot,
I think you should know that the Kentucky Attorney
General ruled that an Ashland, Kentucky man may
possess antique slot machines. This ruling was made a
couple of years ago, but has never been tested in court,
as far as I know. I enclose a copy of the newspaper
clipping on this.
Reader in Indiana
In
other opinions,
the attorney general's office
advised that:
Kentucky Housing Corp. must release audit
records to a Lexington lawyer.
SA Campbellsville ambulance service is not required
to transport the mentally ill to hospitals.
\/ An Ashland man may possess antique slot ma
chines.
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