American Treasures, Inc. v. State

CALABRIA, Judge.

Defendants appeal from a judgment of the trial court (1) determining the pre-paid phone cards sold by Treasured Arts, Inc. (“plaintiff’) are not an impermissible form of gambling and (2) permanently enjoining defendants from interfering with the sale of the phone cards by any retail establishment and/or indicating that they constitute an illegal gambling arrangement, lottery, or game of chance. We affirm.

Plaintiff is in the business of selling long-distance pre-paid phone cards. Plaintiff purchases bulk telephone time from companies that provide long-distance connections…