State Officials Prowl Point Beach Boardwalk To Make Sure Game Operators Are Playing Fair

Call it a rite of summer.

Officials from the state Division of Consumer Affairs went to boardwalks up and down the Jersey coast on Wednesday to make sure games of chance operators were operating legally, according to a report on nj.com.

"When you come to the beaches of New Jersey, you're going to be treated fairly," Attorney General Christopher Porrino said to reporters on the Point Pleasant beach boardwalk on Wednesday.

Porrino and a group of investigators showed up unannounced yesterday and tested a crane game, a balloon dartboard and a set of basketball nets. All three were in compliance with state laws and the operator's licenses.

But some vendors do bend, and even break, the rules.

The department has filed more than 100 violations against game operators since 2014, Porrino said.

While Wildwood, the Jersey Shore's largest boardwalk has more games, it's not necessarily the worst violator Seaside Heights and Point Pleasant Beach are points of concern recently, he said.

"These are games of chance," Porrino said. "In order for it to be fun, people have to have a chance of winning."

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