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====North Carolina==== In North Carolina, table-mounted video games known as "fish games" are illegal in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] because they are machines which result in a cash payout, not allowed "irrespective of whether the game requires skill or dexterity."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/game-over-police-cracking-down-on-fish-table-games-in-greensboro/448188230|title=Game Over: Police Cracking Down On 'Fish Table Games' in Greensboro|last=McCarty|first=Alma|work=[[WFMY]]|date=12 June 2017|accessdate=27 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.salisburypost.com/2020/01/09/granite-quarry-changes-where-fish-arcades-can-open-in-town/|title=Granite Quarry changes where 'fish arcades' can open in town|last=Blankenship|first=Carl|work=[[Salisbury Post]]|date=9 January 2020|accessdate=9 January 2020}}</ref> After a 2017 court ruling, "fish arcades" were later determined to be gambling establishments and therefore illegal elsewhere.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://salisburypost.com/2020/01/16/rowan-sheriff-fish-arcades-considered-illegal-gambling-to-face-shut-down/|title=Rowan Sheriff: 'Fish arcades' considered illegal gambling, to face shut down|last=Walker|first=Shavonne|work=Salisbury Post|date=16 January 2020|accessdate=16 January 2020}}</ref> Two software companies filed an [[injunction]] against the [[Sheriff|sheriff's office]] in [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]] on January 21, 2020 claiming gaming experts consider the businesses cited to be offering "games of skill".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://salisburypost.com/2020/01/26/rowan-sheriffs-office-served-with-injunction-by-fish-arcade-gaming-software-companies/|title='Fish arcade' software companies file injunction against sheriff's office|last=Walker|first=Shavonne|work=Salisbury Post|date=26 January 2020|accessdate=27 January 2020}}</ref>
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