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What's happening in Frankfort? We'll tell you! The Frankfort LINK provides you with Northern Kentucky political news, straight from Kentucky's capitol. Each week, LINK nky's Government and Politics Reporter Mark Payne tackles important updates from state senators, representatives, and Governor Beshear so you know what the important topics of discussion are in Kentucky.
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The Frankfort LINK: Business owners face uncertain future due to skill-games ban
Business owner Kama Reed is still determining how much longer she'll own her business after a ban on skill games passed the Kentucky legislature in the spring and the law took effect on Thursday.
The manufacturer of the games, Pace-O-Matic sued the state over the ban, but the case is stuck in the court system with the next hearing in August. While the lawsuit plays out, businesses who have skill games have been forced to shutter the machines until there’s final word.
Reed, who owns BJ Novelty with her husband, Jeff, faces an unlikely future after the ban of the games — often seen in gas stations and bars — were banned.
Listen to hear how Reed's take on the new law and how business in NKY are effected.