In what circumstances would the Attorney General deny that 'multiplecoin operated' pinball machines constitute a slot machine?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Williams v. Justice Court, Oroville Judicial Dist., Butte County, 230 Cal.App.2d 87, 40 Cal.Rptr. 724 (Cal. App. 1964):

7 Respondent too would eschew evidence, but in an attempt to convince the court that the machines are gambling devices in fact. Respondent equates 'multiplecoin operated' machines with a 'multiplay' pinball machine, previously held by the Attorney General to constitute a slot machine. (37 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 126.) The record before us is devoid of any evidence of the design or operation of any machine bearing either of these descriptions. Certain kinds of contraband such as narcotics or obscene books may be sufficiently identified by a name or title. (See, for example, People v. Adav, supra, 226 A.C.A. at p. 646, 38 Cal.Rptr. 199.) In view of wide variations among pinball machines, assumption of identity based upon a label or catchword deseription would be a risky business.

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