Legal Opinion
United States v. 162 MegaMania Gambling Devices
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 31, 2000No. 99-5064PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
The United States filed a civil complaint in the Northern District of Oklahoma seeking the forfeiture of “MegaMania” machines operated in Indian country. The government asserted the machines operating the game “MegaMania” are unlawful gambling devices operated in violation of the Johnson Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1171— 1178. 1 A district judge subsequently issued a warrant to seize the MegaMania machines. The machines are owned by the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma (the Tribes). The Tribes and Multimedia Gambling Devices, Inc. (Multimedia),…
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