VENEZIA v. ROBINSON

No. 93-2448.

16 F.3d 209 (1994)

Thomas VENEZIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bonds ROBINSON, Jr., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1994.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied March 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amiel Cueto, Christopher Cueto, Cueto, Cueto & Cueto, Belleville, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert L. Simpkins, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of the U.S. Atty., Criminal Div., Fairview Heights, IL, Jan E. Hughes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of the Atty. Gen., Civ. Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, James M. Hipkiss, Office of the U.S. Atty., Civ. Div., Fairview Heights, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied March 2, 1994.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Thomas Venezia, who runs a vending and amusement business, placed three "video poker" machines with V.F.W. Post 4183 on Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. State agents believed that the machines were being used for gambling. Video games that swallow pocket change and "pay off" in replays are unobjectionable; but if they (or the owners of the establishments) pay...

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