**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **G,kNERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

rrreQtl~1 to l wcoeseIa vier o? tin we have recotmlderedthle authorltler,ve ue llrallaed heu lnthat oplnloa. uhf& l 6eSlned musemeat to be l 4ct that the player reoelver amremeat

la thl.8 btate, **Judge Chrlrthtk**  mid:

*I- machlaa la qtmrtloa la **001** VlllCh llraya gltar la exchange for a alcbl 8 w-8 of Wats, ti, la l

ddltloa to the 8lat8, l auf&r 

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goaorebl8 **Fred V.**  krldlth, pap 2

of 'rlogr, a l8 vu7lry: Uauatr troa two to 

### treaty,with vhloh l -80 MJ bepla7ed, there be1 aa l lemat of s&mace Im 

### the mmber o*XSiZ+ 

### talaed for a ololul. 

### 18 tbr rl t to play 8 guu obtalaed in 

### the l bovs man!ff 

### “propmy’ or a %&i~ ot value” ulthla the memIng of our statute pohlblting the settlq up of ga&~llag devloer aa gwbllag? lie thlolc it 18. 1t 18 a 

### utter of 

### ooma XnorkQs that the ulntenmee of p-or, havla# 00 value la themelver, but rrhloh are 

### wed for uu8erot 

### oal~, are amng m mart ~maor~tlve klad* of Fopert7, ruoh as mlnI4ture golf aourmm rab **other** 1iL mean8 of uuumeat, l

d mu thing that ooatrlbuter

### to the ytneytt of tbs publle Is a thing ot vrluo.



### (Wadorroorlmg 0-r) It **would** iollOw fro8 thlr thea Ut the ripit to Plq the whiue 1s 'vopert7' **or** "@thlru 0r value, therefore, oae

who deptHit l sola l m4 reoelve8 oml7 ow play Cat8 value reaelved la the for8 of **uuwmeat,** la likeman

### Mr, 8.1

one rho 

### pay8 & fee to pl47 8 gus o? rialature golf Or other gas8 of uawmnt. 

### Timurn 

### rearonlag applier to the *oat t& J4pn whlue vatloned lm 7our requert, lo the &Beaae oi proof that the pleyes may obtala romthlry of mlue la addition 

### to the mu8euot in retura for hi8 oola U th4t the mchlne 18 **belag** wed for purpowr of guhg a0 Oroseautloa 

### rould lir under our rt*tute.

fn 

### owe8 where the k7 off ’ device 

### ha8 beea dir- *oWot*d, the rule 

### seems to bo other~l~.

8y 

### the eary 

### metho of removing the pia, &*&hue beoors l &m&lint devlao LS lt MD sot 088 **before.** lurlniy 

### that the nohLrulr u laaoaeat

### reader ot 8erobadIs8, rhsa the pia 18 laplwe, aad 1ra gutblillgneohlIusrhen 1t 18 Nmov~,ve ue of the 0pIEIO8tht the ~~wO~~t rhm -6 have lr@Ued the lE&MtlM. 111thrhfoh tb, whsae *a8 be ooaverted ?ror one lato the other, aad the maliest dlffl~~tl ytlaat
whiti br l

doroemnt otfl8err VotiLdMve to @o*- trod 1~

&tsrrrir rl4

the 8sth08

Of-atfOPl

tXoaorrble Ired YAerIdIth, M 5

my mtloulu aoaent, rrb, it the dut7 of the trIU oourt to dew ths Iajuaotloa.’ Chvbera v, bchtel, 

### (Clv.

Ct. App., 5th Dirt,) 

### 55Ied. **(Sd)** 851, olted vlth approval **b7 the**  Court of CrMul Apporlr i8 Brorddnr v. Itate, rupr8.

Tour qrurtloa ce6mdlag & slot w&la4 opwbted oa the pmmimr of 4n 1auorporBted oouBtr7 olub we8 mered ia our Oplcrloa

Xo. O-3184,aopt of vhIoR b.88 been furmlshsd you.
Tou lryulre88 to the ooatrolllagwInolple i8 determ.lnIag rbthu a OoaplALat 

### for l rhibltla# l gmIag dovloe **rbould** be Illod tmdor Artlole619, rem1 Code, 0r ou 

### ror kmmlag17 pormittlag 8 gmlag devloo to rem&la la the porWSim of or on the prOriSe Of t& operator **for** gw parp08es uaderArtlole 

### 650,?eul Code. fou vi11 aote th8t th8 rtrtutmr~dell~ dlfioreatotfeo8er;

‘Art. 

### 619. z

L l

L~J o;tzxhibltlqggraiag trble

.

'If •a~ **puma** till dirootl7, or l8 **yea6** or 

### l mplo7o for uathor, or thcoyh any 8(lsat or ageatr, keep or 

### l

xhIblt for the **purpore** ot &am4, -7 WI07 W-8 -7 C-4 tab, b-b wheel or detloe of mu use w derorlptlonvh&tever, or any table, baa& wheel OF devloe **for** the purport of @niag which br ao oub, or -7 Slot uohlae, aa **plgeom** hola table, a7 jearrjy-llnd table, or table of m7 kind vhatSO@VtW,rrgudlea8 of the nam3 or Mxether amed or aot, be aball be oaaU.lud la the p8alteatIar7 a06 1088 thU two aor 8th than four your regudlerr of rhetbor u7 of the bbovr uatloavd guer, tabbr, -8, Vhselr,devioor or slot B88hIae8 QS 1IOOWed b7 lu ar mot. 

### 4 ruch beak, table, v-1, mobhe or devise rhellbe ooarlderoda8 used 

### for @ahit, lf mm7 OS uy-thly OS vrluo 1s bet thorroa. ’

‘Art. 

### 650. hrnittla& devlod OE pmtiOe@
'Ifuy psrroa 8hallkaoviagl7pe~ritW culw puqbr&nal~, table, or devloe or **eWP-** -at of a guda(; house, 05 my obuwter rh8tever

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&aorable **hod Tr**  Muldith, **w 4** 

to rerlm In his po8w88loa 09 oa pulwr wder hi8 

### OOPt?Ol8? Of whleh 

### b 18 OUW?rod to k 

### used fO? prrilyPIIfwH8, b Ohbuba irpriSOal **d** la jail aOt 1888 thy thlrtJ dry8 

### nor mow thaEotteyoar.’

h d.terB.ifkily

UBdO? rhi.h statute t0 fik the FOSl 

### eutlott l ttOr~7 shoal6 bo gal&d w tim f&t8 la each oa80, A8 St&d Ia 

### 12 Tu. au?., kotlo8 6, pam ?l11

Wfferoat 

### Offerlwr ia &m Frumetloa. -- A 81lyb truuaatloa ma7 ooantltuteRon t&a OEm 0r rett88. 

### nr l

umple, tlm 88m Sot or trawaotioau7 ooaatltuto l VIolatIoa or tvo 

### or =O?S ~OviSIOor,Of tit8 CO&e, i

. . .

‘A 

### perron u7 be bid to lnffor forut7 of**feau,** groat or ururll, rhloh 010 be legall oarved out Of the tr8nuotlon. Tha l t8te b8 the rlgbt to 

### l

leot rhloh crI.w orI&Iaatln# out of t?u trumaatloa it rlll 

### poseiwte him for. The 800~804 h88 a0 ohaloe la the lutter,M m7 mot eompU%n if tbe wideno. rbora hir to **be** lullty of the offuaa albarged,

though it al.0 rhovrhim to **be** guilt7 of l hlgbm or I, 

### lover one, of one of l blihroot aature. Tba stab ou oUve but orse, howmver, and vi11 not k por8lttedto Split

### or dIvl60 up l 

### l

lagle sot or truwratloa into dlvorr 

### part8 and pttnlah l oh

moletf.’
Ioar question

### regatdla# tbm Terre11Avlatlon, Ltd., -a8 88 fOlbl?St

"W.have 

### juat omttldr t& City lldta Of 

### Terrell also, 

### Terrrll Avlatloq Ltd., a~ rlrport lob oehool of lastrwtloa **for** Erltlrh Plight Tralabg who01 So. 1 rhlah la operated b7 a 1im.i~ **partorrmblp 0)**  thrm pIrate IRdIVIdUdS. 9hO~18OWUbd 7 th. oouat7, kaaed to tha 

### pbrturahlp TAO In ura 

### OOtt86?Wted l a&Or Of bpildinp for Iartrwtloa, lun@rl, oprratlon@ totlop, link tralal.B& S\rpgl7, 

### l tO*, ao?=ltorIe*

### 129

&aorabk Fred 1. llerldlth, we 

### 5

for the <lrh **flight** oadota there, eta. pbr kfenu tlaat Corp8ratloa**br** MT parahxwd from tha prrtnarahlpthe plk78loa3 poportler eoutruotl d on the rielaj the U. 6. Arm7 furoishe8 the auplrrur, SUpp4, udleal detb.ohmRt,St&l, l to., aad a ~11 ooatlnmot of aq offlrerr en& ma. kat of the wah~W18 rd 18atruatoram tha **ridd** are m&err of the misted Iteoarve, b7 rydremat 0r the g0vernnat. The field al80 

### l mplo78 a arbor 

### of 01vllIm 

### l ~lofooa, both rrlo 8ad **ferk.** Tlw 80h001 mw 0nl7 **traina** Britlrh aatl~ta, **but** It **operatea** a oratom 

### where til alike, s-t@, army 

### roplur and reserve,**and** 01vluU rmplo~er **8oagrepte for**  *baa urddrwt. The7aro ogwratlng **;f;ou@lo of**  nrble **8-8** with **the** free &am 9e7- I hove mlvlwd that **this eaateea**  vblrh 18 opehted b7 prlvato reaoureea la 80 dlfferontfro8 

### l **ayotbr** pltie lath0 oouoty md that tha operb**tiOtt Of**  **th8 inOun**  **18 imgah** 
Under thaw faota, ve do aot belloro that this Brltl&h night Tralaiag 8chool **rould bo**  **exempt from**  **tbr pOViSiOE@**  Of Our Statute1 vlth **reapeat** to the operatloa of m **deV1ooS.** It dWS 806 8p.&ab?tht 8totuSive jtrr1rd1Ot100OV8P tu8 bad haabe00 mmtod f0 th8 **United** 8tatm ()Overameat, **war**dOO8It WU that the "obateeo' 18 a ?oat mh4nge oper8tOd b7 the mted btater lirq, **subjret** to m.Ultuy jmltilotlo% fh10 tTP8 **of** tralni~ whN1 18 authorbed by &otloar 411 to h19, elusive, of Title *, 8.8,C.A., bad pow17 -0~8 l# tbr Q*ri-tttd bt.a (w 5, l9941). 8m 50 Opltioar 9. 8. AttorarrOeneral-

YOU flnrl que@tlOEh ~68 l8 fOilOV8t ?iare rou hBd 00088108 to hrr8 written 08 the @O OaUed *elgarotte ma&Me ' vhloh 18 Op8rStOd 1I.h a blot whlno, 

### l wept **ior** the 

### r-t tlmt it 18 BO oola-operated, but bu t88tea.d a mete*m thr 8 &a rhirh tabd8teSthO M=bW of Pu t r -1 the operator WTr-off ***onr** the momtort v th *lgarettes vhoa plaJer 18 8uooe88f~ in 14~ **rtp Soy**  bra& **of ol.g&rettea**  00 **tha three**  *PimiW

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&aarable Fred V. Nuldlth, page 6

*heel*, urd the **plarer pa78**  o ri over the l

olupter to operatoraaoordl4 to t& tabulbtloaof the p&r8 

### 00 the meter, at 

### a pew&ya pl87. t buoh & UOhiM18

l **XWt iTO=**  **th, prO~lSiOn8**  **Of ht.**  7047a fU taX&iOB ~tWLcpo8e8, 1 t&e it. we hW0 mad0 8 08~ 08 we **0s** thaw rohlaea at& **It** a oxhibltlon,pw m *7-Off. 18 thor. raJ ?O&SOa

, ?.O. for 

### 8-h whlbltloat

SeEt ia*tBi Ii@uer ease, all **ndtim8 Qf**  **this** 

### getam eharroter 8Wpurpome other tha8 

### for wlIng,'aadme gamblIa#**do** 

### tlcer per ma aad p0r of their boinL( tamed

### for &wbun(l **18** 

### ut l Bsentlalto l 

### StWO.SSfdL poseoutIom 

### wlu our rtatater; 

### hovrvrr, la rler of tin 00lLiu8100, If sot ooafllot I8 tlm WOrkd owe8, tbs 

### aafor ~~OCO~LW uouldbe 

### 60 alioee aad Orovo. 

### that it bad beea uub for g8ablIng. That 18, that it we off 0v0r th0 oouator.

18 709~ l

raoll*atbdof rubmlttedrlth 70~~ ?eq\Ymt,pu l

lti 8avoral la8taaoeaof oooillotwu the owe* sad the vritu bmr found still **otfvrrl** 

### horover, **a, more**  **thor-** @'@ wamh Of the WthOrltieS bria(l8 US to tiW OO~Chl8~OB that the **aoafllatr are**  **aor*** apparoat tha8 r-1.

&tiole 619 maker it l feloaf **to** l %hIbIt for the olppow of gamln8 aertala type8 OS 8amlng par*pherulU and **mw!88** that rush table,bank, Whmel, ruhlm 

### O?d8ViW -1 be l

oarldored as used 

### for gubg, If 80-7 us aaythlna

‘* DUO la 

### kt thereoa. &ttsle 6W p?O+ldOSthat ktlole 6v I* intendedto Includeall 

### g8m8 tilti U *m lUUw ire maid to be plafrd,dealt, bpt m l sbiblted. Arti- *t 6a li8tS 8 a-r of SpOifiO gama rhlah ua to w la**8lpbd la**  **mltloa to**  **the $mlng**  **@rqherlulla** l **8umrated ia**  bl@l, 619, &tleb 622 **provide8** 

### IB part that **lt -1**  **k** '*rtloleat

to OVA that an7 game **therela** rentloBedU* Pb 8% tilt **O?,&&$Q** without ~OVi~tbOtBObO7 O? OtbU ut - l 

### b of V&W **-8 &**  

### Or **1086 6&r800a**  I

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Xonorablo fro4 V. llerldlth, page 7

& aUl7818 Of the88 St8tuteSreveal that th0 bglmlatwe lnton6edto oorrdemaq l oaoelvable typ of nohlne vhloh w&s **or** oouldbe used for camlag. Reaognlrllpt that SO&Y tm8 of -Ohhe8 right hSV8 l **USOfuJ. pucpO88,**  **the tgiSl.-**  turr provided lI¶

Art1018 619, %a~ much table, bank, wheel, nohins **or** device mhallbe oonmlderedas **mod for**  **gming,** l? 8om7 or SnJthlng or value 18 bet **themoo. ’**  **~11.1~** too that wme whfmr **or ganst**  0ou.l.d be **used** 0017 for gmfmg, the7 provided in Artlolr 6pZ, that, ‘It shall be ruffloieat
&PI on that an7 gam artland (18 artlelor 619, 620 mad warnplayed, dealt or l shlbitod vlthout provly that mono7**or** other mtlrlo of value vaa vollor last t)ureOn. Ia other vards, the guuor ratloaed in the statutes**vero** Mde ga8lq devloo8 par **se 8ad**  **00 proof**  of their bolng uaed SOP guins VaS nowsmarT. m18 h8t ~OViSlOa ha8 o&used SolB8 aoafumloa regardlng vhet~ a &an 18 l onAaauble VlthOUt pNOf Of 1tSbe- UBed for -8. lfothink tb hglslrturo **lntead** 86 t0 eoademn thou dev10.8 Or p-8 trbditi~ly umod fO? p&Q aad vhfch could be used **for** no othh purpose,l

8pectill7tho8o gpor rawrated In Artlolo 631, name171F&ro, mate, vlngt et un, rough et vofr, roulette,A.B.C., Chwk- @luc k, xiao l lld Rondo.

Article 619 18 more germ&l and ooodUW UU t&k@, banks, **VhO818,~MChin88** or dSdOO8 Of my Lisd that 847 bowed for gaming. 8laoo the par- of this l tatu$e (190) TO have oburved thr laveatloa of l naltltude of Ooiu operated uohlaer and devlaem~ me5m 8re wed for a0 otbr?purpon thaw for gamllrg, Other8ma b7 l 

### l imph taea~oal adjurtuat OFb7 6 ’ **br** uwd for #amlad ettlag 00 the 8148," a Still others-8 lnnoooat reader8

### of mr8handlae **or** emsemat. et 619 if0 t~reforr suggest that ia a proreautloounde? ArtI**or** 630 of tha ye-1 Code for 

### l rhlbltl~ or kaovi~4 m=ittLaf l ychfil. 0s this tJPI to rerrla la the PoSSOSSlOP ** ar ou un premiwr under the ooatrol of the defeadaat, -at poor of 1tS belt@ wed for guty be **offaredd,**