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Chastain Park Conservancy hosts annual auto show By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
ATLANTA — A quarter mile south of the Sandy Springs city limits, a few hundred car enthusiasts enjoyed classic hot rods and fall weather Oct. 27 at the Chastain Park Auto Show. The Chastain Park Conservancy, a community nonprofit with a
mission to maintain and enhance the 268-acre park, came up with the idea for an outdoor auto show during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now in its fourth year, the Chastain Park Auto Show brought dozens of young families and their children to the Red Lot across from Cadence Bank Amphitheater. While Chastain Memorial Park and
its Conservancy operate in the city of Atlanta, more than 3.2 million people from Metro Atlanta and around the country visit the park each year. The Conservancy says it ensures the park’s amenities are clean, safe and green for the diverse community it serves.
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New Georgia law invites rise of ‘slot machines’ in area stores By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — With legal, skill-based “slot machines” popping up at convenience stores across the state, some Metro Atlantans want to know how they work. A new law passed during the 2024 legislative session expanded the kind of rewards machines could offer players, inviting an increase of awards-based gaming in stores around town. Coin-based amusement machines, different than slot machines in Las Vegas and Native American casinos, are classified as skill-based games in state law. Instead of pressing a button and randomly winning a prize, coin-based operating machines, or COAMs, require players to make a decision before any prize is awarded.
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A young car enthusiast snaps photos of his favorites Oct. 27 at the Chastain Park Auto Show off Powers Ferry Road. The president of the Chastain Park Conservancy said proceeds from the fall gathering go toward capital projects at the park.
Three coin-based operating machines from Banilla Games and International Game Technology sit in the back of gas station in Metro Atlanta’s Central Perimeter.