Jury finds Torch’s “no-chance” games violate Missouri law. TNT Amusements wins $500,000 in gray-market games case. Verdict may spur crackdown on unregulated video gaming machines. A federal civil jury in Missouri has ordered gray market games operator Torch Electronics to pay $500,000 to arcade game distributor TNT Amusements after ruling that the former’s games are illegal in the state. Torch Electronics argued its games, deployed in convenience stores and truck stops throughout Missouri, above, are legal because there is no element of chance. A federal jury begged to differ. (Image: St Louis Magazine) TNT Amusements, which supplies coin-operated arcade machines such as pinball and classic video games, first sued in a Missouri state court in 2019, alleging unfair competition and tortious interference with business relations. The company claimed Torch convinced businesses in Missouri to replace TNT’s games with what were essentially illegal gambling machines. The case was transferred to federal court in 2023. Wildwood, Mo.-based Torch Electronics has argued that…Read MoreCategory: Legal, Midwest, gambling law verdict, Missouri gray market machines, pre-reveal games, TNT Amusements, Torch ElectronicsSource: Casino.org