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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided May 2, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Kenny Marchant Chair Financial Institution Committee Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Whether persons may play and bet on card games using computers with modems or other transmission devices and related questions (RQ-763)

Dear Representative Marchant:

You ask:(1) May two or more persons, each using a separate personal computer and modem or other data transmission device in a private place, play a card game with each other and bet on the outcome of the card game?(2) May a third party operating a bulletin board service assist persons in playing…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lesly Cohen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
  2. United States v. Frank ScavoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  3. United States v. HawesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  4. Adley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. People v. WeithoffMichigan Supreme Court · 1883

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