F.A.C.E. Trading, Inc. v. Todd

The issue in this case is whether games of chance, based upon tickets or coupon cards which can be purchased from a dispensing machine for one dollar each, and which offer consumers the chance to win cash prizes, constitute illegal “gaming devices” or “games” under Maryland Code (2002, 2004 Repl.Vol.), § 12-101(d)(1)(ii) of the Criminal Law Article, and are punishable as misdemeanors under § 12-104 of the Criminal Law Article. 1 We shall hold that the games of chance here involved are illegal and punishable under §§ 12—101(d) and 12-104.

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