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.Â
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 affected.