Douglas Skokos v. Bruce Rhoades

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Douglas Skokos and Tim Chapman appeal the district court’s 1 dismissal of their action, which was brought under 42 U.S.C § 1983. Mr. Skokos also appeals the denial of his request for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

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Mr. Skokos and Mr. Chapman each owned a business in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in which he had on the premises a so-called countertop machine, a device upon which customers could play up to seventy different electronic games. While most of those games were not games of chance, the machines did offer poker and…