Legal Opinion
Rick's Amusement, Inc. v. State
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 5, 2001No. 25359PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE BURNETT:
Appellants, owners of video gaming machines and operators of commercial establishments providing video gaming machines, appeal the circuit court’s order granting Respondent State of South Carolina’s (the State’s) Rule 12(b)(6), SCRCP, motion to dismiss. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
In July 1993, the legislature enacted South Carolina Code Ann. § 12-21-2806 (2000) (local option law) which permitted counties to hold a referendum to determine whether non-machine cash payouts for -video gaming should become illegal. As a result of the referendum held in November 1994, twelve counties voted…
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