Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

September 5. 1951 Hon. Robert S. Calvert Comptroller of Public Accounts Austin, Texas Opinion No. V-1271 Re: Applicability of House gill No. 326, making possession of certain gaming devices a felony, to “pinball” or “mar- ble” machines which pay off the winner in free games rather than cash or physical Dear Sir: property. Your recent request for an opinion asks.,in general, whether House Bill No. 326, Acts 52nd Leg., 1951, ch. 178, p. 299 (codified as Article 642a. V.P.C.), makes it unlawful to *own, keep or possess” devices commonly known as “pinball” or “mar- ble” machines which…