State v. Greenetrack, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. ““ ‘Amendment No. 743 ... legalizes in Greene County a form of bingo that would include cm “electronic marking machine” in lieu of a paper card. Even [Amendment No. 743], which is the only amendment in Alabama we have located that makes any reference to the use of electronic equipment of any form, contemplates a game in all material respects similar to the game of bingo described in § 45-8-150(1), [Ala.Code 1975,][ 15 ] and something that is materially different from the types of electronic gaming machines at issue here. Amendment No. 743 begins by saying that “bingo” is “[t]hat specific kind of game commonly known as bingo.” The definition then explains that bingo is a game “in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card or electronic marking machine conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random.” Moreover, the equipment contemplated by Amendment No. 743 for use in a bingo game is entirely different than the equipment at issue here. Specifically, Amendment No. 743 defines “equipment” for the game of bingo as follows: “ ‘ “The receptacle and numbered objects drawn from it, the master board upon which such objects are placed as drawn, the cards or sheets bearing numbers or other designations to be covered and the objects used to cover them or electronic card marking machines, and the board or signs, however operated, used to announce or display the numbers or designations as they are drawn.” ’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. $223,405.86 · State v. 825 Electronic Gambling Devices

2. ““1. Each player uses one or more cards with spaces arranged in five columns and five rows, with an alphanu meric or similar designation assigned to each space. “2. Alphanumeric or similar designations are randomly drawn and announced one by one. “3. In order to play, each player must pay attention to the values announced; if one of the values matches a value on one or more of the player’s cards, the player must physically act by marking his or her card accordingly. “4. A player can fail to pay proper attention or to properly mark his or her card, and thereby miss an opportunity to be declared a winner. “5. A player must recognize that his or her card has a ‘bingo,’ i.e., a predetermined pattern of matching values, and in turn announce to the other players and the announcer that this is the case before any other player does so. “6. The game of bingo contemplates a group activity in which multiple players compete against each other to be the first to properly mark a card with the predetermined winning pattern and announce that fact.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. 825 Electronic Gambling Devices · 168 So. 3d 4 - Houston County Economic Development Authority v. State of Alabama

3. ““Amendment No. 743, just like the amendment at issue in Cornerstone and bingo amendments applicable to other counties, speaks of and permits the playing of ‘bingo games’ (provided that a number, of other restrictions, including charitable purposes, are met).[ 14 ] We identified in Cornerstone and we reaffirm today that the game of ‘bingo’ as that term is used in local constitutional amendments throughout the State is that game ‘commonly or traditionally knoim as bingo,’ So.3d at 86, and that this game is characterized by at least the six elements we identified in Cornerstone. Id.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. $223,405.86