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Casino Ventures v. Robert M. Stewart, in His Official Capacity as Chief of the State Law Enforcement Division Charles M. Condon, Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 6, 1999No. 98-2653PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Reversed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge MOON joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Chief Judge:

Casino Ventures plans to offer gambling cruises from a port in South Carolina. Fearing prosecution, it brought suit seeking a declaration that state gambling laws prohibiting such cruises had been preempted by the Johnson Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1175. The district court found the state laws were preempted. Casino Ventures v. Stewart, 23 F.Supp.2d 647, 649 (D.S.C.1998). We reverse, holding that the Act does not preempt state regulatory authority over…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Medtronic, Inc. v. LohrSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Maryland v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Collins Entertainment Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  2. State v. 192 Coin-Operated Video Game MacHinesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
  3. Stardancer Casino, Inc. v. StewartSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
  4. DiFelice v. US Airways, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2005
  5. Leisure Time Cruise Corp. v. Town of BarnstableDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1999

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