NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – Adult arcades, or cyber cafes, are set to close their doors on Friday in Nassau County by order of the County Commission. The judge determined county commissioners acted within their authority to deal with the ongoing crime problems at the arcades. County officials have been under pressure to close the arcades because of concerns that the coronavirus could be spread within the businesses. In Yulee, there are 13 adult arcades. BecauseThe Nassau County Board of Commissioners voted them out as of the end of this month, but some believe they should have been closed sooner.

One by one, and two by two, News4Jax cameras saw people going into Nassau County’s adult arcades on Tuesday. Ron DeSantis limiting restaurants to 50% capacity and closing bars and nightclubs, adult arcade businesses have a loophole because they’re not restaurants, bars, clubs or pubs. The Nassau County Board of Commissioners voted them out as of the end of this month, but some think they should be closed right now. RW’s Cyber Café’s owner said they weren’t worried because there’s only one confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nassau County, but he had no other comment. The cyber cafe controversy in Nassau County is supposed to be in federal court Thursday.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – The Nassau County Board of Commissioners decided Monday evening to shut down adult arcades. The vote comes after some Nassau County residents expressed concern that the arcades were bringing more crime to their neighborhoods, saying they had seen an uptick since Duval County shutdown adult arcades in October. We don’t want to be known as the arcade county of Florida,” Seber Newsome III, who has voiced opposition to the arcades, told News4Jax. Since 2015, according to the Sheriff’s Office, there have been 25 armed robberies at Nassau County businesses, six of which were game room armed robberies. Former state Rep. George Crady spoke out against the closure of adult arcades.