TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 18, 2025

Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy says a new court ruling on coin-operated machines that resemble slot machines confirms that they are, in fact, slot machines and therefore illegal in Tennessee, the Daily Memphian reports. Appearing with leaders of the county’s five police departments and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Mulroy said Wednesday that “No Chance” brand machines are “games of chance” as defined by state law, making them illegal. The company that manufactures the machines sued Mulroy in 2024, claiming its devices did not qualify as games of chance or that the state law is unconstitutionally vague. The machines and the money inside them were seized during raids last summer at five locations across the county. Mulroy testified at the trial in May before the three-judge panel, which ruled unanimously this week that the machines are illegal.