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WEBVTT LOOKS LIKE THE BANKS ARE TAKING OVER. VIDEO GAMES LOCKED UP AND EMPLOYEES WITHOUT WORK. THAT'S THE CASE SINCE THURSDAY FOR THE LAST GAMERS LOCATIONS INCLUDING ONE IN LINCOLN AND THREE IN OMAHA. >> WE DIDN'T GET ANY WARNINGS, NO HEADS-UP, NOTHING AT ALL. CHINH: JIMMY WORKED AT THIS LOCATION FOR 3 1/2 YEARS. HE SAYS WITH OTHER LOCATIONS CLOSING IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, HE HAD A FEELING SOMETHING WAS UP. NOW HE WONDERS WHEN HE'LL GET HIS PAYCHECK AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO STORE CREDIT. >> I HAD $56 OF CREDIT. I REMEMBER, WHICH ALSO KIND OF SUCKS, I REMEMBER I WAS HELPING OUT A CUSTOMER A COUPLE WEEKS BACK. HE GOT $250 OF CREDIT TOWARD ANOTHER SYSTEM. I TOLD HIM, YEAH, WE GET THE SYSTEM IN EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. CHINH: IN APRIL I WAS INSIDE THIS LOCATION TALKING TO THE OPERATIONS MANAGER ABOUT A CITY ORDINANCE THAT WOULD AFFECT SECOND-HAND STORES. MONDAY SOURCES TELL KETV NEWSWATCH 7 THE SHUTDOWN WAS DUE TO FINANCIAL TROUBLES AND THAT THE BACKS WILL TAKE OVER. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU SAYS IT HASN'T HAD ISSUES WITH GAMERS IN THE PAST. NOW THE B.B.B. WILL GIVE ADMINISTRATORS TIME TO FIGURE OUT A GAME PLAN ON HOW TO RESPOND TO CUSTOMERS. >> DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS RESPONSIVE WILL DETERMINE SORT OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN TERMS OF MOVING THAT INFORMATION TO THE A.G. OR TO ANOTHER ENTITY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR RESOLUTION. CHINH: IF YOU HAVE STORE CREDIT OR A PENDING SELL OR TRADE AND CAN'T GET AHOLD OF GAMERS, YOU CAN CONTACT THE B.

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The owner of Omaha-based video business Gamers told KETV NewsWatch 7 the chain is no longer in business.In a statement, Dale Miller said, “When the economic downturn of 2008 hit, Gamers was unfortunately not immune to the impact as sales declined 30%. That combined with retail, in general, experiencing hardships, especially due to more sales being done online than in the past, and more video games being downloaded digitally than in the past, despite our efforts, we were eventually in a situation where we were forced to close for business.” The two remaining locations in Omaha, one in La Vista and one in Lincoln closed Thursday leaving more than a dozen employees in limbo.“We didn't get any warnings, no heads up, nothing at all,” said Jimmy Yang, an employee of 3.5 years. “It was just a text from my store manager.”Yang said with locations in Iowa and one in Lincoln closing in the past few months, he had a feeling something was up.Now, he wonders when he'll get his paycheck and what will happen to store credit.“I had like $56 of credit,” said Yang. “Which also kind of sucks because I remember I was helping out a customer a couple of weeks back and he had like $250 in credit toward another system and I told him, 'Yeah, we get this system in every once in a while.'”In April, KETV NewsWatch 7 interviewed the operations manager inside this location at 124th and West Center about a city ordinance that would affect second-hand stores.Monday, sources told KETV NewsWatch 7 the sudden shutdown was due to financial troubles and that the banks will take over. The Better Business Bureau said it hasn't had issues with Gamers in the past.The BBB will now give administrators time to figure out a game plan on how to respond to customers.“Depending on whether or not the company is responsive will determine what we're going to do in terms of moving that information maybe to the A.G. or to another entity to maybe see what we can do for a resolution,” said Jim Hegarty of the BBB.If you’re unable to resolve any pending store credit, trade or sales with Gamers, you’re encouraged to contact the BBB or Nebraska Attorney General’s Office.Here is the rest of Dale Miller’s statement to KETV NewsWatch 7:“Gamers was started in Omaha, NE in 1993 as a way to bring affordable video games and electronics to all. Our mission these past 25+ years has been to keep video games affordable, and pay people a fair price for their electronics. When the economic downturn of 2008 hit, Gamers was unfortunately not immune to the impact as sales declined 30%. That combined with retail, in general, experiencing hardships, especially due to more sales being done online than in the past, and more video games being downloaded digitally than in the past, despite our efforts, we were eventually in a situation where we were forced to close for business. As the big businesses are given more and more advantages, the consumers will have less value and fewer options.In an ideal situation, we would have provided more notice to the public about the closure, but with other controlling entities involved in the process, that unfortunately was not a possibility. We understand that some of our loyal customers who have supported us over the years have store credit and gift cards. We are currently working on a solution with all parties involved, but are limited in what we are able to do.From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you, Nebraska, for choosing Gamers throughout these years. We know you had many choices when it came to video games and electronics, and we were honored that many of you chose us. We would also like to thank our hard-working staff; some of whom have been with us for over 18 years! There was much sadness on both sides when we were required to announce to them that Gamers was no longer in operation. We know that they will be an asset to wherever they work next, and we will help in that pursuit, within our abilities, should they so desire.”