Legal Opinion
System Operations, Inc. v. Scientific Games Development Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 3, 1977No. Nos. 76-1691, 76-1692PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
The genesis of this litigation is the calculating appeal of state governments to the gambling instincts of their respective constituents as an important tool to raise operating revenues. This growing phenomenon in state government1 has fanned a blazing competition between the parties in this proceeding for state and municipal contracts in the lucrative and fast-growing “instant lottery” ticket market. This action is an outgrowth of that heated rivalry.
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System Operations, Inc., a 76 percent owned subsidiary of plaintiff Mathematica, Inc., a New Jersey…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by42 opinions
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