60 Cal. App. 4th 771 - Trinkle v. Stroh’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
2 district · 10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Parker v. Levy · 18 Cal. 3d 479 - Bowland v. Municipal Court · 40 Cal. 3d 755 - Cranston v. City of Richmond · 27 Cal. App. 4th 661 - In Re Marriage of Nichols · 50 Cal. 2d 844 - California Gasoline Retailers v. Regal Petroleum Corp. of Fresno, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“For purposes of this section, ’slot machine or device’ means a machine, apparatus, or device that is adapted, or may readily be converted, for use in a way that, as a result of the insertion of any piece of money or coin or other object, or by any other means, the machine or device is caused to operate or may be operated, and by reason of any element of hazard or chance or of other outcome of operation unpredictable to him or her, the user may receive or become entitled to receive any piece of money, credit, allowance, or thing of value, or additional chance or right to use the slot machine or device, or any check, slug, token, or memorandum, whether of value or otherwise, which may be exchanged for any money, credit, allowance, or thing of value, or which may be given in trade, irrespective of whether it may, apart from any element of hazard or chance or unpredictable outcome of operation also sell, deliver, or present some merchandise, indication of weight, entertainment, or other thing of value.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The front panel of the Match 5 device contained thirty colored lights, five each of six different colors. Players deposited $1 into a bill validator or coin slot in the jukebox (not in the Match 5 device) and selected four songs to be played. These machines would not operate if less than $1 was deposited. Before each song was played, the lights on the Match 5 device randomly flashed and then stopped, with five of the lights remaining lit. If all five remaining lights were the same color, the player who chose the song won a money jackpot, which was displayed on the front of the Match 5 device. The jackpot was increased by 5 cents for each 25 cents deposited into the machine. The jackpot came out of [Trinkle's] proceeds but was paid out by a bartender or clerk.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“`attempt to circumvent the gaming laws by adding the element of chance and prize to a vending machine. Once the element of chance is added, people are no longer paying just for the product regardless of the value given that product by the vender. From the perspective of the [Match 5 Jukebox] player-purchases, they may be paying for both the songs and the chance at winning. Indeed, many players may care little about the songs. Their main focus may be the game. This is particularly true when the machine requires that four songs be selected. The potential cash payoff may be more attractive than the four songs one is forced to select.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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