Legal Opinion
in Re Seizure of Gambling Proceeds
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided November 29, 2012No. 14-11-00965-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJORITY OPINION
WILLIAM J. BOYCE, Justice.
Petitioner Worldwide Electronic Games, L.L.C. appeals the summary judgment granted below in which the trial court determined that 41 video gambling devices seized by the State were illegal gambling devices and ordered them forfeited to the State. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On May 28, 2009, the Harris County Sheriffs Office seized 41 video gambling devices and approximately $1,249 in cash from Lucia Briseno at a game room known as “Gift-n-Fun 1,” located in Katy. On July 30, 2009, the State filed its original petition for forfeiture. Briseno did not file a…
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