The Stories Nobody's Telling
The Operators
Business owners watching their livelihoods get banned city by city. Some have been running rooms for decades. Now they're scrambling to survive.
The Regulars
Senior citizens who depend on game rooms for socializing defended them at city council meetings. "You're taking away our only outlet," they said.
The Law
Raids across Houston. Arrests in Galveston. Undercover operations. Cities vs. counties vs. the state. A legal battle playing out in real time.
The Gray Zone
The "fuzzy animal exception." The $5 prize loophole. Eight-liner machines operating in a legal limbo that's finally collapsing.