Legal Opinion

Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided July 2, 1971No. M-773Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Robert R. Barton~ Opinion No. M-773 District Attorney Second 38th Judicial District Re: Whether a vending Kerrvllle, Texas 78028 machine, converted from a slot machine, which returns an ldentlcal souvenir coin with each play without application of an element of chance, violates the provisions of Article 642a, Vernon's Penal Dear Mr. Barton: Code. In your recent letter you requested our opinion as to whether a slot machine from which the chance or gaming feature has been eliminatedand which has been "converted"Into a souvenir vending machine so as to resemble a slot machine violates…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. Robert J. Ansani, Harvey Milner, John Edward Moore, Joseph J. Aiuppa and Ray JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
  2. United States v. 24 Digger Merchandising MacHines Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
  3. State v. One Slot MachineCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
  4. United States v. AnsaniDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1955
  5. United States v. 19 Automatic Pay-Off Pin-Ball MachinesDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1953

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