Allendale County Sheriff's Office v. Two Chess Challenge II

Chief Justice TOAL:

The magistrate court ruled, and the circuit court affirmed, that the two Chess Challenge II machines examined, and all machines operating in a similar manner, are games of skill that are lawful to possess. After certifying this appeal for review pursuant to Rule 204(b), SCACR, we reverse in part and affirm in part.

FACTUAL/PRQCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On September 23, 2003, the Allendale County Sheriffs Office (Sheriffs Office) received an anonymous phone call that video poker machines were being placed in Bert’s Fast Stop, a convenience store in Fairfax, South Carolina. Two…