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You Bet: Floyd County Residents Have Shelled Out Over $100 Million on Gaming Machines
Players in Floyd County spent over $100 million in the past year on gaming machines found in many service stations and food marts, according to figures provided by the Georgia Lottery Corporation. The actual term for those gaming machines — colloquially referred to as ding dings — are class B coin operated amusement machines, COAMs for short. Not all of that money leaves the county. Of the $102,761,647.18 spent from...
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