![]() It is a sad irony that this tragic event happened little more than four hours after the Lubbock County Commissioner’s court tabled a motion to enact an ordinance to regulate game rooms in Lubbock County. The events of today’s shooting at a local game room are and unfortunate reminder of the need for regulation and oversite by law enforcement in the gaming industry in Lubbock County. Jason Corley released a statement after the shooting saying: Originally the conversation was tabled and pushed to September while Commissioners focused on the budget for officers and resources to handle the issues with game rooms. We’ve had our farms since 1913 and we’re selling the whole farm and praying for a buyer to leave because it’s just not safe.” ![]() “What else needs to happen? It’s dangerous. We have also seen in some areas some human trafficking, so they are problematic for the county and we need to get a handle on that,” said Curtis Parish, Lubbock County Judge.Ĭounty Commissioners are looking to limit operating hours and to get game rooms out of residential areas, putting them at least one thousand feet away from schools and playgrounds and one thousand feet away from homes. “These are operations that come up, they pop up in the middle of the night, they attract Illegal gambling, they attract some drug, alcohol abuse. I think we need someone with a clipboard who’s going to do their inspections, making sure that they have the proper number of games, making sure that the games are actually legal legitimate games,” said Jason Corley, Lubbock County Commissioner for Precinct 2.Ĭommissioners, calling to action a proposal to address the increased crime that Game Rooms have brought into the county. LCSO: Four people hurt, series of shootings in Lubbock Co.
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