In August, LubbockLights.com covered an in-house dispute among Lubbock County officials over a game room ordinance. Commissioner Jason Corley and Sheriff Kelly Rowe agreed game rooms were cauldrons for crime. The disagreement was how to regulate them.
On Monday, the Commissioners Court will consider an update to the current ordinance which first went into effect May 1 last year.
The issue originally came up for debate in late 2024 amid reports of shootings, robberies and assaults at game rooms. The ordinance itself cited human trafficking and illegal gambling at game rooms near residential areas…