State v. Langan

*656LENT, C. J.

Defendant was convicted of two misdemeanors: Count I, promoting gambling, and Count II, possession of a gambling device, because he gave patrons cash in lieu of “free play” won on electric game machines installed in his tavern. His main contentions on appeal were that the machines were not “gambling devices” within the meaning of the governing statutes and that the court misconstrued the element of knowledge required for guilt of promoting gambling. The Court of Appeals rejected these contentions, relying on its prior decision in State v. Wright, 21 Or App 659, 537 P2d 130 (1975),…