A Wildwood boardwalk game operator has been accused of over inflating basketballs so you can't make a basket and win. Christine Strothers has been fined over 15,000 dollars and will loose her operating license for 10 years. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin says "Every person who plays an amusement game in New Jersey deserves a fair shot at winning a prize." He says state inspectors have been cracking down on operators who cheat. Some basketballs have been inflated to 19 pounds per square inch. Which is double what the manufacturer recommends.
When my kids were younger I would always beg them not to blow their money on boardwalk games that are almost impossible to win. They did it anyway. I just think it's a part of growing up. I did the same thing. It would be really nice to see more people win. I always thought they rigged the games by making the hoops too small. They probably do that too.
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