Army Navy Bingo, Garrison 2196 v. Plowden

Harwell, Justice:

This action challenges the constitutionality of the prize limitations and the residence requirement for bingo operators found in S. C. Code Ann. § 12-21-2590 (1983). The bingo operators assert that the statute violates the Fourteenth Amendment due process clause. We disagree.

The trial judge held the prize limitations constitutional and the residence requirement unconstitutional. We hold that neither the limits on prizes nor the residence requirement denies the bingo operators due process of law.

S. C. Code Ann. § 12-21-2590 (1983) provides in pertinent part:

Any person or…