6/20/2005
48 Years Ago
(June 18, 1957, Coos Bay Times) - Pinball machine owners and manufacturers lost another round in an ongoing battle with federal tax collectors. The debate centered over whether pinball machines were considered slot machines if they paid out a cash prize. Slot machines were subject to a $250 tax; amusement-type machines, $10. The Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling, saying that a gambling-type pinball machine was taxable at $250. The pinball machine industry's next hope was the Senate OKing an amendment to overturn the court's ruling.
