State v. Erickson

SANDSTROM, Justice.

We are asked to construe N.D.C.C. § 53-06.1-16.1, dealing with the use of a fraudulent scheme or technique to cheat or skim involving the game of twenty-one (sometimes referred to as “blackjack”). We hold the statute applies to the actions of a twenty-one dealer and affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Trent Erickson was a twenty-one dealer employed by Red River Human Services at a lounge in Fargo. After noticing the average net proceeds from twenty-one were not what other clubs in the state were making, Red River Human Services employed a private investigator to…