Territory of Hawaii v. Shinohara

*37DISSENTING OPINION OF

STAINBACK, J.

I respectfully dissent from the foregoing opinion of the court. Although dissenting opinions are usually futile and of little value, I cannot concur with the majority of this court in upsetting what has been the law of this Territory for decades (at least since the decision in Territory v. Beeson, 23 Haw. 445, of August 10, 1916) that the operation of a slot machine is the operation of a lottery within the provisions of sections 11340 and 11341; there is in essence no difference between the operation of a slot machine and that of a pinball game (called the…