PATEL Et Al. v. STATE OF GEORGIA

DOYLE, Chief Judge.

The State of Georgia filed a complaint for forfeiture in rem against the owners of a Citgo gas station based on alleged illegal commercial gambling on the premises using video gaming machines. The trial court granted the relief sought, and Tejaskumar Satish Patel and Dharmasut, LLC (“the defendants”), the owners of the station, appeal. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

“We begin by noting that the interpretation of a statute is a question of law, which we review de novo on appeal. Moreover, because the trial court’s ruling on a legal question is not due any deference,…