Prohibited Gambling Machines Found in Temple, Texas Thrift Store

One thrift store in Temple, Texas is currently not able to do business after the Bell County Fire Marshal's Office discovered items that were against the law. What led to the office discovering the violation? Here's what is known at the time of writing.

How Was The Discovery Announced?

The details of Fire Marshall finding the unlawful game room were released on Facebook:

Per the post, the room was promoted by the store in question. At the time of writing, the store has not been revealed. So what machine caused issues?

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During investigation, the machine in question was revealed, in the post, as a "fish table machine." The game has not one, but four screens on it. This goes against Bell County Regulations, and is deemed illegal.

Were There Any Other Problems At The Thrift Store In Question?

The post also revealed that there was more to the situation than just illegal gambling going on. In addition to the disallowed game in the store, the store had difficulties staying with fire codes set in the county. An overall total of ten fire code violations were found when the office was examining the building.

All these discoveries combined lead to the closure of the business. But, the business will not be closed for long. The social media post stated that the owner of the building is complying with what needs to be changed so that they reopen the building.

If there is more information reported, we will have it here when revealed.