Legal Opinion
Thole v. Westfall
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 9, 1984No. 47929PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD BARNES, Special Judge.
This is an appeal of several cases which were consolidated at trial below. All the cases involve video games that were seized, pursuant to warrants, from several bars and taverns in St. Louis County on August 5, 1982. The sole issue1 for our consideration is whether the court below misinterpreted and misapplied Missouri gambling laws in holding that none of the games was a gambling device subject to forfeiture under § 572.120 RSMo 1978.
The games are described in the record as “Omega Double Up”, “Royal Flush”, “Electro Sport Draw Poker”, “Electro Sport Draw Poker…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Two Electronic Poker Game MacHinesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- State v. PrevoHawaii Supreme Court · 1961
- United States v. Two Coin-Operated Pinball MacHinesDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1965
- Games Management, Inc. v. OwensSupreme Court of Kansas · 1983
- People v. One MacHine Known As" Circus Days"Appellate Court of Illinois · 1960
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Dew-Becker v. WuIllinois Supreme Court · 2020
- State v. One Hundred & Fifty-Eight Gaming DevicesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Pomirko v. SayadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- Chandler v. HemeyerMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
- United Distributors v. Department of Public Safety, Division of Liquor ControlMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
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