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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided February 2, 2000Published

1Opinion of the Court

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn Mr. Brett Bray Division Director Motor Vehicle Board Texas Department of Transportation 200 East Riverside Drive, Building 150 Austin, Texas 78768-2293

Re: Whether a promotional contest that requires entrants to take a "test drive" constitutes a lottery under Texas law (RQ-0106-JC)

Dear Mr. Bray:

You ask whether an automobile dealer's promotional contest that requires an entrant to participate in a test drive as a condition of entry constitutes a "lottery" under section 47.03 of the Penal Code. For the reasons set forth below, we…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. State v. Reader's Digest Ass'nWashington Supreme Court · 1972
  3. City of Wink v. Griffith Amusement Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
  4. State v. JonesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1940
  5. Commonwealth v. WallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936

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