Slot Machines Ownership Laws by State

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State Status Code
Alabama PROHIBITED Code of Ala 13A.12-27
Alaska All Legal N/A
Arizona All Legal ARS 13-3309
Arkansas All Legal (verification needed) * N/A
California 25 years or older California Penal Code 330.7
Colorado Pre-1984 CRS 12-47.1-103
Connecticut PROHIBITED Conn. Gen. Stat. 53-278a
Delaware 25 years or older 28 Del 904
Florida 20 years or older Fla. Stat. 849.235
Georgia Pre-1950 O.C.G.A. 16-12-24
Hawaii PROHIBITED -
Idaho Pre-1950 Idaho Code 18-3810
Illinois 25 years or older 720 ILCS 5/28-1
Indiana PROHIBITED Ind. Code 35-45-5-4
Iowa 25 years or older Iowa Code 725.9
Kansas Pre-1950 KSA 21-4306
Kentucky All Legal KRS 528.080
Louisiana 25 years or older La.R.S. 15:31.1
Maine All Legal N/A
Maryland 25 years or older Md. Ann. Code Art. 27 264B
Massachusetts 30 years or older "Mass. Ann. Laws Ch 271, 5A"
Michigan 25 years or older MCL 750.303
Minnesota All Legal N/A
Mississippi 25 years or older Miss. Code Ann. 27-27-12
Missouri 30 years or older 572.125 R.S. Mo.
Montana 25 years or older Mont. Code Ann. 23-5-153
Nebraska PROHIBITED R.R.S. Neb. 28-1107
Nevada All Legal N/A
New Hampshire 25 years or older R.S.A. 647:2
New Jersey Pre-1941 N.J. Stat. 2C:37-7
New Mexico PROHIBITED Per attorney General 8/1/2000
New York 30 years or older N.Y. CLS Penal 225.32
North Carolina 25 years or older N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-309.1
North Dakota 25 years or older N.D. Cent. Code 12.1-28-02
Ohio All Legal N/A
Oklahoma 25 years or older 21 Okl. St. 964
Oregon 25 years or older ORS 167.147
Pennsylvania Pre-1941 18 Pa.C.S. 5513
Rhode Island All Legal N/A
South Carolina PROHIBITED S.C. Code Ann 12-21-2710
South Dakota 25 years or older S.D. Codified Laws 22-25-14.1
Tennessee PROHIBITED Tenn. Code Ann. 39-17-505
Texas All Legal N/A
Utah All Legal N/A
Vermont Pre-1954 13 V.S.A. 2135
Virginia All Legal N/A
Washington 25 years or older Rev. Code Wash. 9.46.235
Washington DC Pre-1952 -
West Virginia All Legal N/A
Wisconsin PROHIBITED -
Wyoming 25 years or older Wyo. Stat. 6-7-101

* We have recieved a report that Arkansas has tighted up its laws but have not been able to verify it anywhere.

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