Brother duo who thought they had outsmarted a popular sort of lottery machine in Georgia are going to spend 20 years behind bars reflecting on their actions
Brothers Quinton Watts and Phillip Watts will serve lengthy prison sentences after the Columbia County Superior Court and Judge Barry A. Fleming found them guilty on multiple charges, including racketeering, lottery ticket fraud, theft by taking, and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.
The brothers were targeting coin-operated amusement machines (COAMs) across the state, which do not pay out real money, but still give players a variety of awards, including store and gas credit, and Georgia lottery tickets.
COAMs are usually found at gas stations and convenience stores across the state. The investigation found that the brothers conspired to defraud the machines by manipulating the game credits and cashing out winnings…