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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided December 20, 1990Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Terral Smith Chairman Natural Resources Committee House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Authority of the legislature to permit casino games of chance without a constitutional amendment (RQ-2102)

Dear Representative Smith:

Article III, section 47, of the Texas Constitution provides that the legislature "shall pass laws prohibiting lotteries and gift enterprises," while permitting the holding of certain charitable bingo games and raffles. The legislature has so provided, forbidding in chapter 47 of the Penal Code the holding of lotteries. In addition, the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. City of Wink v. Griffith Amusement Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Sherwood & Roberts—Yakima, Inc. v. LeachWashington Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Brice v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  4. Adams v. AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
  5. Randle v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874

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