United States v. Various Gambling Devices, A. B. Fort, Claimant-Appellant

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Claimant A. B. Fort appeals from a judgment forfeiting to the Government thirty-one pinball machines as gambling devices possessed by claimant in 1970 and 1971, when he was not registered under the Gambling Devices Act of 1962. 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1171-1178.

Claimant’s specifications of error present three issues for review: (1) Was the forfeiture of the machines consistent with the Due Process guarantee of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution? (2) Were the ten machines manufactured prior to the effective date of the Gambling Devices Act of 1962 subject to forfeiture under…