Johnson v. Collins Entertainment Co.

FINNEY, Chief Justice:

This matter is before the Court on certification from the United States District Court to answer the following questions.

1. What are the factors to be considered and standards to be applied in determining whether a particular type of activity is a lottery as prohibited by the South Carolina Constitution?

2. Do the Type II and Type III machines constitute lotteries in violation of the South Carolina Constitution?1

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiffs, purporting to represent themselves and others similarly situated, initiated this action for damages and injunctive relief in the…