· 9/21/1983
Commonwealth v. Two Electronic Poker Game MacHines
Citations
- 465 A.2d 973
- 502 Pa. 186
- 1983 Pa. LEXIS 674
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding an electronic gaming device a per se gambling device and that \[s]kill can improve the outcome in Electro-Sport; it cannot determine it\
- identifying “the three elements necessary to gambling: consideration, a result determined by chance rather than skill, and a reward”
- identifying “the three elements necessary to gambling: consideration, a result determined by chance rather than skill, and a reward”
- applying the forfeiture provision of the Liquor Code to a gambling case
- applying the forfeiture provision of the Liquor Code to a gambling case
- wherein it was held that consideration was present because a player must insert a coin to activate the machine
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Judges: Roberts, Nix, Flaherty, McDer-mott, Hutchinson, Zappala, Larsen
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