CEC Entertainment, parent company of the Chuck E Cheese locations in the US, has reportedly agreed to work with California state lawmakers to amend the state's amusement industry regulations, forcing a $10 prize value limit on redemption operations.
According to national trade press, the restriction would apply to cranes, merchandise-dispensing machines and the value of tickets or plays that players can win from arcade games.
CEC is thought to be backing the $10 limit as part of a "confidential agreement" with Debbie Keller, the California mother who sued Chuck E Cheese in 2010, charging that its redemption games made the pizza-arcade chain a "kiddie casino." Keller's suit was later dropped from federal court and then re-filed in state court, after which it was reportedly dropped.
The US coin-op amusement industry is thought to be investigating the situation and seeking to recommend a course of action to the AMOA and the AMMA.
