STATE v. OLD SOUTH AMUSEMENTS, INC.

Nos. S02A0791, S02A0792.

564 S.E.2d 710 (2002)

275 Ga. 274

STATE of Georgia et al. v. OLD SOUTH AMUSEMENTS, INC. et al. State of Georgia et al. v. Phoenix Amusements, Inc.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied June 20, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Christopher S. Brasher, Asst. Atty. Gen., Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, Emmet J. Bondurant, Michael B. Terry, Frank M. Lowrey, IV, Atlanta, for appellants.

Mancel, Wiggins & Kaye, Howard J. Mancel, Jerome J. Froelich, Jr., Alan I. Begner, David J. Bederman, Spix, Krupp & Reece, Mark V. Spix, Atlanta, for appellees.


THOMPSON, Justice.

The question for decision in this case is whether Georgia Senate Bill No. SB2EX2, commonly known as the Video Poker Act, is unconstitutional. We hold that it is not, and reverse the trial court's judgment to the contrary.

The Video Poker Act was adopted by the legislature and signed into law on September 15, 2001, to be effective January 1, 2002. The act amends OCGA §§ 16-12-20, 16-12-35, and 48-17-1, by criminalizing the use and...

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