A politically connected company that has flooded Missouri gas stations and truck stops with slot machines is facing a second federal lawsuit. In a complaint filed Wednesday in Missouri’s Eastern District, a Sullivan-based coin-operated amusement game firm sued Wildwood-based Torch Electronics, arguing its video machines are illegal and have cut into its profits.
TNT Amusements, owned by Jim Turntine, is seeking damages equal to three times the actual damages it has suffered.
“TNT’s revenue has plummeted as a result of Torch’s illegal conduct,” the complaint notes. “The presence of the Torch devices at amusement locations directly impacts TNT’s business.”
The 56-page complaint comes a week after a similar lawsuit was filed in Missouri’s Western District court alleging that Torch violated consumer protection statutes and a federal law used to prosecute organized crime.
