The Texas State Lottery Commission discovered that Game Tech International has been fixing prices and selling electronic bingo machines to charities, a violation of Texas laws. Nevada-based Game Tech could lose its Texas license or be fined if it is found that they have broken the law.
Andrejs K. Bunkse, attorney for Game Tech said that the allegations concern the actions of an employee who no longer works with Game Tech, and that the company itself is innocent of any misconduct. When asked about an email in which a Game Tech official told a distributor that it would help the distributors to use a price set by Game Tech, Bunkse responded that there was no violation of price-fixing laws. The laws allow deals between manufacturers and distributors, and only limit agreements between 2 or more manufacturers or between 2 or more distributors. In addition, according to Bunkse, the employee responsible for the email no longer works for the company.
Game Tech was cited for price fixing in 2002, but the case was not prosecuted. More recently, Game Tech was found guilty of improper termination of its contract with Trend Gaming Systems of Austin. Trend was awarded $3.5 million.
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