Legal Opinion
United States v. Dobkin
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided October 22, 1992No. 21229PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEELY, Justice:
This is a certified question from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia that asks us whether the use of video poker machines for gambling purposes is legal in West Virginia. Based upon our decision in Buzzo v. City of Fairmont, 181 W.Va. 87, 380 S.E.2d 439 (1989) we find that, although video poker machines themselves are not ;per se contraband and subject to seizure, their use for gambling purposes is prohibited by W.Va.Code, 61-10-1 [1970].
The defendants in this case have been indicted under 18 U.S.C. § 1955 and 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- State Ex Rel. Carson v. WoodWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1970
- State v. BlackmonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Club Ass'n of West Virginia, Inc. v. WiseDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2001
- State Ex Rel. Cities of Charleston v. West Virginia Economic Development AuthorityWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2003
- State Ex Rel. Estes v. EgnorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
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