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Deskin’s gum dispenser: 1913 ruling seen as key to Missouri illegal gambling cases By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent Sometime around 1911, George Deskin opened a lunchroom in Moberly about a block from the railroad yards that made the north Missouri community a prosperous place. Along with meals, Deskin’s restaurant offered a game in the form of a gum dispenser. For a nickel, patrons could buy gum and potentially win 10 cents to $1 in tokens. The game alerted players whether the next nickel would only buy gum or also win two to 20 tokens worth 5 cents each. The machine was set so that players who used a real coin received gum and any tokens indicated. Customers who played with tokens didn’t get any gum. ....
Rudi Keller Missourri Independent Sometime around 1911, George Deskin opened a lunchroom in Moberly about a block from the railroad yards that made the north Missouri community a prosperous place. Along with meals, Deskin’s restaurant offered a game in the form of a gum dispenser. For a nickel, patrons could buy gum and potentially win 10 cents to $1 in tokens. The game alerted players whether the next nickel would only buy gum or also win two to 20 tokens worth 5 cents each. The machine was set so that players who used a real coin received gum and any tokens indicated. Customers who played with tokens didn’t get any gum. ....
Sometime around 1911, George Deskin opened a lunchroom in Moberly about a block from the railroad yards that made the north Missouri community a prosperous place. ....
Today in Missouri, an estimated 14,000 video machines offering prizes of hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars are drawing customers in convenience stores, laundromats and fraternal lodges. ....