Legal Opinion

Gulch Gaming, Inc. v. South Dakota

District Court, D. South Dakota

Decided December 20, 1991No. CIV. 91-3023PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DONALD J. PORTER, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Gulch Gaming, Inc. challenges the constitutionality of a portion of the South Dakota gaming statute. Plaintiff was denied an operator’s license to operate slot machines and gaming tables in Deadwood, South Dakota because the majority ownership interest in the corporation is held by nonresidents of South Dakota. The relevant statutory provision requires:

Before any person is licensed as an operator or retailer, he shall show that he is of good moral character, and that he is a bona fide resident and citizen of the state of…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Department of Revenue v. There to Care, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Indiana Wholesale Wine & Liquor Co. v. State Ex Rel. Indiana Alcoholic Beverage CommissionIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. Chance Management, Inc. v. South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. National Ass'n of Optometrists & Opticians v. LockyerDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2006
  5. Chance Management, Inc. v. State Of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996

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