Police recently shut down an Akron area skill game parlor on September 24, citing the parlor’s failure to obtain a city license and practice of awarding improper prizes. Police seized 44 skill game video machines, as well as chairs and an unspecified amount of cash from the Pyramid in Summit County. Players and operators of competing parlors had previously complained that the Pyramid was offering gas cards. Under Ohio’s skill game regulations, prizes can be merchandise only and cannot be in the form of a gift card or gift certificate. Some skill game operators had questioned whether the regulations allowed gas cards, but it appears that the Ohio authorities have determined that gas cards are prohibited.