• RegalPotoo@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Was the same deal with pinball in the US at one point iirc - a bunch of places tried to ban pinball because it was seen as being the same as slot machines, until a professional player got a machine in front of the supreme court and repeatedly called his shots to prove it was a skill game

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      5 months ago

      It’s a cool story. They actually swapped tables on him at the last minute, replacing the one he had been practicing on. Still called the shot and saved pinball.

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        5 months ago

        Almost certainly - can’t remember where I heard it, but if it was a 99pi story it’ll be that