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STATE v. LAKE GENEVA LANES, INC.

22 Wis.2d 151 (1963)

STATE, Respondent, v. LAKE GENEVA LANES, INC., and another, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

December 20, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there was a brief and oral argument by John Morrissy of Lake Geneva.

For the respondent the cause was argued by William A. Platz, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief were George Thompson, attorney general, and William L. Seymour, district attorney of Walworth county.

GORDON, J.

The question for our determination is whether a pinball machine which provides free plays as a reward to a player as a result of luck (plus some skill) is a "gambling machine" under sec. 945.01 (3), Stats.

The trial judge concluded that it was a gambling machine, and we agree. The legislative pronouncements together with the rulings heretofore made by this court make it clear that the reward of a free game is "something of value," as a matter of...

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