Major Manufacturing Corp. v. Department of Revenue
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
1DissentFriedman, Judge
I vigorously dissent. I believe that Major Manufacturing Corporation’s (Major) Lucky Tab Pull Tab Dispenser Model *5901010-BV (Model 1010-BV) does not violate section 3 of the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act (Act)1 by “playing” or assisting in the “play” of the pull-tab game. Moreover, the Model 1010-BV is nothing more than a dispensing machine and, as such, is expressly exempted from the prohibition against mechanical and electrical devices in section 3. Thus, I would reverse the order of the Secretary of Revenue, who accepted the recommendation of the Small Games of Chance Board and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Mormak v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- In re District Attorney of Wyoming County Seeking Forfeiture of One 1986 Oldsmobile SedanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994