Meyer v. Hawkinson

[¶ 40] Because the majority misapprehends the history of gambling in North Dakota and the working of our gambling laws, and misstates the public policy of our state, I respectfully dissent.

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[¶ 41] Although a quarter of a century ago, a credible argument might have been made that the public policy of North Dakota opposed the enforcement of a contract relating to gambling, no such argument can prevail today.

[¶ 42] The early years of our statehood were shaped by the corruption of the Louisiana Lottery, the last of the so-called “great national lotteries.” So corrupt that it was kicked out of…