And why entertainment operations like Dave & Busters host gambling-like devices. And why more gambling expansion will follow on their heels. Idaho does not respect its own constitution. Unless they were willing to risk changing the character of the town, city commissioners had little choice but to block an attempt to open what would have been a penny-ante gambling hall at the DAV. Unless they were willing to risk changing the character of the town, city commissioners had little choice but to block an attempt to open what would have been a penny-ante gambling hall at the DAV.

(thanks for the tip Dasbacon)

And now for a great “WTH?” moment to start our week off. Arcades such as Dave & Busters and others who operate coin-pushing machines in the US state of Kansas have been forced to remove those machines from their locations as the state recently passed a law declaring such popular games as illegal gambling devices. We don’t follow redemption very often here but when it comes to games that can make tons of money for any arcade location, coin pushers are usually at the top of the list. This is also why such machines generally cost quite a bit to purchase in the first place, as they are guaranteed to make a lot of money. I personally don’t see the appeal behind them but having worked for an arcade in the past where we had several pushers, the earnings were always solid. Of course there are certain redemption games that blur the line between a gambling device and a gaming device, especially in the case of pusher that are more about luck than skill to win tickets. With that in mind I am not aware of other states where pushers are illegal.

So why are they doing this? Kansas is not well known for being an anti-gambling state (that honor actually goes to where I live in Utah and arcades here can have coin-pushers) but when you dig into the story you’ll find that while Kansas is pulling a hard line on pushers, they are opening the door for casinos to move into the state. This means it’s likely that in pandering to what casinos want, which is less of what they perceive as competition from the arcade redemption sector, they targetted these machines specifically as they are the closest to blurring that line. Quite lame really as I am sure that the casinos will be able to make their money hand over fist even if every arcade place there had nothing but pushers on location.

WOBURN, MA —Dave & Busters expects to lay off more than 300 employees at its three Massachusetts locations, according to a notice filed this week with Masshire Department of Career Services.

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Dave & Buster's said on Thursday it has reopened 84 of its 138 stores after closing them at the peak of the coronavirus crisis. While the company has been able to reopen stores in 27 states, its locations in Massachusetts, Colorado, Michigan, Oregon, New Mexico, New York and Washington. All but one of its California stores remains closed.

The notice to the state signals that Dave & Buster's has moved to lay off workers it had furloughed earlier in the year. It also means that the company does not plan to reopen its locations in Braintree, Natick and Woburn anytime soon.

A spokesperson for Dave & Buster's was not immediately available for comment Tuesday afternoon.

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The ongoing layoffs in Massachusetts started in March, when the state closed restaurants as part of an emergency order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and will continue through Nov. 8. The layoffs include 88 Dave & Buster's workers in Braintree, 110 workers in Natick and 109 workers in Woburn.

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The emergency order in Massachusetts prohibits video games. Last week a Salem bar filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Charlie Baker saying video games should be allowed in the same way slot machines are currently allowed at the state's casinos.

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On Thursday, Dave & Buster's reported disappointing second quarter results. The company's loss of $58.6 million in the three months ended June 30 exceeded estimates by Wall Street estimates. But it missed on analysts' revenue estimates, posting revenue of $344.6 million, down $50.8 million from a year ago.