Skill game crackdown nabs just 14 machines since ban

Driving the news: State police have seized a mere 14 skill game machines and roughly $1,900 in revenues since the ban went into effect on Oct. 14, per a news release.

• Over the past month, state police say that 99% of the 12,202 shops that officers had inspected have removed their skill game machines.

The intrigue: Some businesses were attempting to pass off their skill game machines as legal by advertising them as "sweepstakes" and saying they didn't accept cash or currency, per state police.

Worth noting: Skill games are still legal in licensed casinos and truck stops.

Catch up quick: The state Supreme Court ruled last summer that unregulated skill games were indeed gambling devices and subject to state law.

• The courts gave state lawmakers several months to legalize and regulate the machines, but elected officials didn't take action before this month's election.