Amusement center games go to the highest bidder

ST. PETE BEACH -- After nearly 40 years of providing family entertainment, the St. Pete Beach Amusement Center is selling its hundreds of games, from pinball to Pacman to guess-your-weight, at an absolute auction Saturday morning.

Owner Lenny Stamos, 61, said a drop in tourism and changing times have made business tough for the amusement center, which opened on July 4, 1969 on Blind Pass Road in St. Pete Beach.

The auction begins at 10 a.m.. at 7525 Blind Pass Road.