Farmersville, TX Gambling & Gaming: Game Room Regulations (2026)
Key Facts
- Zoning
- I-1 light industrial with SUP only
- Spacing
- 1,000 ft from schools, churches, homes, other game rooms
- Machine cap
- SUP-approved number or 50, whichever is greater
- Age limit
- Under-18 entry prohibited
- Hours
- 8:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon-Thu; to midnight Fri-Sun
- Occupation tax
- 25% of state per-machine rate
- License term
- Annual, expires December 31
Summary
Farmersville limits amusement redemption machine game rooms to the light-industrial (I-1) district with a specific use permit, requires a city license and per-machine occupation tax, bars anyone under 18 from entering, and sets fixed operating hours.
Amusement redemption machine game rooms shall be permitted only in the light industrial (I-1) district upon the granting of a specific use permit (SUP) ... Only one amusement redemption machine game room shall be permitted on any lot or in any single building, structure or strip center ... No amusement redemption machine game room shall be situated within 1,000 feet of any church, school, daycare, hospital or any other amusement redemption machine game room ... No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted inside the building, structure, facility or space housing the amusement redemption machine game room.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 8, Article V governs amusement redemption machine game rooms, defined in Sec. 8-300 as any establishment with two or more qualifying amusement redemption machines. Sec. 8-301 requires both a city permit for each machine and a separate license to operate the game room, and no permit or license issues until the Sec. 8-302 occupation tax, 25 percent of the state's coin-operated machine tax rate, is paid per machine. Sec. m. to midnight Friday through Sunday; one parking space is required per two machines plus one per employee per shift; an owner, operator, or manager must be on-site at all times; and no person under 18 may be permitted inside, with a required posted warning sign.
Sec. 8-306(m) caps the total machines per game room at the number approved by the specific use permit or 50 machines, whichever is greater, with any backup machines kept locked, unplugged, and still taxed annually.
Violations & Fines
Operating an amusement redemption machine or game room without the required permit, license, or paid occupation tax violates Sec. 8-301 and 8-302. The city may seal an unpaid machine under Sec. 8-314(c)-(d) until the tax or license fee is paid, charging a release fee set in the master fee schedule. Under Sec. 8-310, the city manager or designee may suspend a license for up to 30 days for a violation, obstructed inspection, or unlawful operation, and must revoke it for a repeat violation within 12 months, falsified application information, allowing controlled substances on the premises, or operating during a suspension; a revoked licensee cannot reapply for one year absent city council discretion. Denials, suspensions, and revocations are appealable within ten days to municipal court and then to city council under Sec. 8-311.
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