Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

Xoriorable ?rod Srtmman Crir.inal Dlrtrtct httomey Qrseg County Sm&rrr, Taxu xhrrr sirr Attaatianl ?&. Xl 3. *on the 8tqp ~111 be pl6oed a large beard on $azh will be Lx.p8ed the 8~8 dlel (on lampr oacle) m reprebsented in Mlblt *A* - but the n.sr&xil nutibera till at ffrst be UOtSZWd by a di50 ertendin(: just over the parlphsry of the 4ia.I. ?%a &JO ia resvvable and 1s atteahod only to II. oento? pin w?iioh pnu1ts it to revolve. "On the dleo there 1s an am head pa1nt.d to the outer rim, 5. i8 thenpleaedovarthe bid aab byapmmhro ahlohmayv~ln detnll,btai ~efYamoaloul.a- tlon, the dleo la mdo to ?twolm btiefly. Iha it 6ome8 to rest the arrwhe8d till, %rlelo8to a point on the dial ah1031 ia thml(hntlWbyt ao&red 8tirker v ialblm to Oh. 1rpblQLB0, th0 the cctuel dial nglnbu $8 not tl8lb and rearkin& ie ropeeted uatil tPto d8&% lex- Me era ehown. dpFhlt3 pr00dlI'8 18 6 Drelude t0 th0 OORtWJt, but not 0.pert %hereof. The oQato5t itsa1r now beml8. .Fuu Ii&ma ax-8 put oh intheaudltariwaand aaalloted tlrao is announoed during wblo!~ the audlenee may etpdy the markam on the stage dial and bf aoarparlsoa with thy replloa, tilah aaoh tme has (Exhibit *h*) tkQX-6 xw~~lne the o&leuhtthn OS dial numbera to t~~rreapond with the mrketrs on atage dial In whlab there i.~ only to be gauged the-de@ee of variation from the four oardinal. nwsbera, viz: lt 30, 60, 90. Tnc castestent sdtars the five numbers s* lected 1x1 $16 aelculct;nrps (a) on the die1 mu!ad part or hi8 car&, (5) cc the etub beari:x eauae ccrial xuraber. 9. 'Ooriteotent detechoe end kcepa the stub, but the m&i%6 aarC i8 *%ek%n up by ti:a u6her and all or th-0~ toltea to the etw,e. 10. ._. 70 nuabered ar;d E tioktt ie seleet& or dm hraa c s?&txboror ticketa cortalnlng all the numbers m tt;t teats and e money award or other thing of re.lut is ,~lren to ths pamon sittiw in the ssat thnt has n corrueqmndingnumber wltb the number drum is c wlottnrp cm! the opamtion thereof la 0 violntion or Artlole 6% of the Penal Code. (2) Onhion O-967. that a schme WherebY. in subot&e,-a ths&& &nor &Ives3 a pri2e to -%ne patron oft:?* theatra preaant after a 4rawing from which mm patron*s autambbI1.r llaence~ntaabsr nraf bo wleoted, undar the facts prwsentod, oonsti- tutcua A violation or the lottery law8 or thl8 state. (3) oppinion 01ll74, that ib is t violation of the law for the mm&ante of a elrmn town or oopb mun1t.p to p;lr*tholr sruam btakats dth la & purcheee of nxerohandlea iran th6m whl6h ticket6 try emad f'~rahanose UWP muo ludlss or money glvtn azy ;; zdw;~ bald periodiotllyin *ho ttld . (4) o$nion cl-lmo, ?&let w&o *AtaB Qlis Itight* sehemt or plan bder the iseta at&t4botticlo of- rtoe) ?8 a -lettry* tnd in violttion,o? nrtia1* t&or thomt%c1cod*ef thiarrtate. (51 Bplnlon O-1329, thtt a eohaa wbroby, ia tfubctazce, t theatrs bum the flqerprintcl of a altiean of the aomunlty by mltitlon-a? one flwp crgrtnt frcm tht fllsa of the thmtm, is t rtola- tion of the lottery lcws of this etato. (6) Opfnlon O-1336, that a aohamt whereby, LE subctanoc, e weuPt a&b* ei~ee credit6 in trattr~ to wb&.3g conteete.nts fm ooapleting a mntanae, etc., ooruvtitutee e.violation 0r the lottery lawc or tl.& stata. (7) opinbn D-1789; that E theatxe ~xxaxtta featurirw t?ie %mtor I.%.* m&Lo brocdceat over a netmrk fs not a vlolction of the lottery ctat- Ut6S 3f t!liS 8tEt.h (E!)0;inioz O-1619, that +a tAuctr6 OpWt!tor aonduotbq~ n a;a!mm~ whs~~by quesitions aubdtted by the p.dzona 02'tSei thtatxtset drawn frOm a ba, end the ,ya-ont whose questiona, are drawn 63% msked reoelve brie Ebllor sooh, 119p.Utp or OpeTetir~ h lottory in rlolotim or AlMals 6% of tile i‘f3A01coda. (9i qdn.io~ O-Mgf?, that h su,lezu4 whereby, In subeteaoa, a therare cives 0 yrlacs to 0 pfxx- .son If :ie imwers B qmation aormatly, th zmm of suck person balz~ dmm fAnx. 8:coctolnsr at 8l.pled oiltry bleAk8, la e tiolntior, or the lottmy lmm of tide state. (10) OplAloA n-2063, that a 6Chesm rrhwwby; in aub5tanoe, e th%stm paps $25 to 0 piuaon who rllsr hls ayplfoetion crahawith the theatrs and while oti iaumbar Is thereafter aalleQ by mdmxc at'the rmdl- ence, 16 43vlolatio~ of the lottery law8 0r thi8 ste&a. In the aaee et GxWtith .Anwranent aonrplror vs. Mmrgul, 9% s. k. (26) ftu, It was held thatthe olQaunts aoamtlalto constitute a lottery axe (1) e xlcr in aon8y or 8h* or raluo, (2) dlotrlbution by e-o% am3 P3) peymnt,eitherQlxootly or IAdlTMtay, at a teluabloeoAalaeratloA ror tharhuruto will the prhe. Eee al60 oity or WlAk T8. Oxirrith A5uamuAt oom pacy, supra; Feathex6tano v5+ baOptUUbAt SCWlOr stathA A&80- alstloA, 10 s. i?. (26%)loct Peak VII. united fealms,61 f.4. (2&j 973; lrxsnt t8. The Stste, 112 8. W. l&L In Stat* vs. Randall, &l Tux. 296, and Xola5n t8. The State, 47 9. W, 850, it wa# h&l that ang eohme for tibrdlatTlbutloA Ot grit&m by ohmae iaa tilottery. hmmdine;Ly the *BanL: AQhta 6ehqma (Olty ,ai ?aAk Pd. Grirrlth hza3aFaeal ccmp%Ay, supa), the -ok K s~hccm (Robt and Rowley, et al. ~50 The State 127 6. OF. 221), emI the %~&'a Aike @ahum (Szith TB. +ii. 3tat.8, I.27 2.. W. (2d) 297) have all. bson held to be lotteries. Be bellwe thet the essentirl ol.snmts 0r t&e lotimy urn pxeeenfed by the S'sato set i'arth In m lettw% The the- at= pmiaea t3 aa& mmrd Or pzlzu for ttmas putn>lu, fo*unate emu$3 to 0rrlvc at the Qorxeot Amberm; 0~2 the aixculat diso OA tine Bdtig6. SS ~0~3930, the clami&. of aonsldemtloa, the %ketat or indireat furniehlng of w?%lcf;I.8 &so neoesaa~~ to cor-0tltut% a lottsry, :a p-66ent. iika!i patroA h0e dfnct* . p&d L?carmidcsrction by ~urehae~ kie tlaket to the thetr6, whlc~ ~220 repxeaents oomidsration fox the xi&it to partici- tLe grLaa, CQl% rs..8t0t% (Tam. ct. cxls!loApp.), u2 p.s&e I.22 L. \f* (2%) 725. It 10 t!iO LhfTd 6ltncant~ di@ZCb* that T6iS8S tidtmbt IA your zn.liLnd aa t;o w!mtcfieror net th.irm18 a lottery, end In this eomeatlon you aita the 0~0~ of Boattt&ht vm*' %0te, 38 5. +s. (24) 37, aid EcRae ~'9. State, 81 2% %. 7&l, in m,tppo* of t&a pxopt30ftlon Mzt thee are aonteats of sklU rather than chano%. In the i?aetarIght o&se, the Court 0P CxIminal Ap- peals held t!i&t e punoh 3o%xd, wh%reIn were plaaed eifrfmnt ali%ukem problem, t!m sew to bo aoEapl.stedby the partiai- pant afier p.syi.xqa fee for th% privllwe of partloIp%tlnF:, did not oonstltute 0 lottery, rnrsnthou& prizes wer% awarded thoee wx=kIn~ out the best eolutlon. Xowever, tte court %m- phoaIW St;8 taut that the Only- el%mmt ol' c:iaaaethere in- volv%d was the Aeture or thr oheoker problam to be dram. There eny psroon sight partialpate In the pme, rind every parson who p~rchasetl a eheaker problem stood on ariaqua1 foot-, b%md upon his kno~~ledge or i.mptItuQo 5.n the salsnae of oheokere. The elemmtof airill pmdodaated. 31 Sicts ‘Xx nl. Yraz;lt.trlok, fs. fflobe-Demorat mb- llE&Iqg Coqazy (5up. ct. :rsd.),llo 3. Xi. (s!d!a) 705, 11s I?. L; R. IlO&,, Qefondcritnowqqmr cozduated a Tmotm I:onrse*contest, tierein a lint of titlea wm prIot%d boabath b: series of oar- toone, contestontx to adeat the 0m rm25t nppmpriate to aaah of tke amtoom. 'Ikeaourt held that 5.?.no%mme t&m one tPtl% would be equally agprcPpriate, the domIn&nt elemmt of a?mnce nccesmry to n&e tie puaele aontsst a lottery %xist%d, See also People 5x rel. HllLiGOl2ve. LWIA, 171 c. T. l&1., 71 5. v. 753, 756, 46 I. R. A.. 601, 1 A?m. Case* 165, wkere prizeo vreilwto 3e Rwlmded to ttxoiooa w2.klAg the c1oeest est.&mix 02 the nmbsr of C+WE on wl;ichtf;rUtit& state8 lzd,zw3-8laldin Iim.l.i~b..fe% T8. LtoTdalghlin,264 IY. 23. 370, 373, u sup. ct. 362, 363, 68 L 8~. 7&?, 'F&it a maa dO65'n#t k00W Ond 06ixO0f -9t&d Out $8~ I$.lQ statbd in Psaprs ta* Lnvin, kl? u. Y. 170, 71 I?, 3. 755, 66 L. R. A. &car 74 The tast of tks character of th0 g8snb is, net whether ?t uo7itains sn elsTssnt0r chsnce or a elenentof ti~klll, but which is trro Ganinntkq~ elcmmt that aetemlnes the rssclt @f tiisglm%.- . h Iiudslso?-, vn. State (1%83), 94 Snd. 426, 4% Am. Rep. 171, the cmteot wee ta gmss nearest to thb aumber ai beans cor,trlited in c Q:laasElobs; it VW aonttwdrd thet tbm olm%nt of skill here predominnted ov(rr tie ehaent at ehanoo. Tke court heM the contest to be a lottery and aal& *The conLentiauol"appem$a* 6OUXl661 Is, thet the anterpriae, as set aut In tha publlimtLsn,:o not 8 lottsrg, wr in th@ ae- ture 0E R lottery or @t entsrjMao4 That to arrlvs ct the ooqmt nmber of.@aaam ia the &me e.lobs Is not Q matter oi sIhaB66, bu% a nathaaatlaal oalWl4itIaat. Fe 0UlUOt 00)5OUT in ,$is$lJv'cw. Is 3xp6rt lzwibmltia1ur Hipiht Qasjut6 th0. dinonrions Of the &blIYI &Obb With- a mtmoneble d&&We Of 06wty. ih36,sS@Z'i33, the result could bo but appmztmrrtolr co To be Plathomtioklly oorreot thr,uaet WA ? ok- nc88 ot the glass would hnrr to be kmm. 39x10 exaotnene coul.8 net be attelaed by an obsatra- tlon of the sealed clobs. tiere rrrnuld&ea~amT- Ilyb6 aJlelemeIlt0f @mL%I!w. IMd fiGhe Rx66 sloa of ths &ab WM lamm, it wllld bb utte- ly 3aposslbls by tha apglloetlon~o? math-b cal rules, ar'by any other -, tQ oalaulatb the number of beans Qontahmd i.n it. Ths ai26 of the several beans, so Sor (1sthey oould ti observ6d, tmulil be a m&tar of purr; m8ssIagl. $md besides only thoee on the eurfeae mid xmxt to the glass could be sbu~. Those in-the OWlfib? ml&t be smiler or larger. In %hoti, there could he m rlrsd or definite fact or quantity upon whi& tn bese s mthwzz%tical onloulntion or Ecterxlisatlon.Ths nurzbarof beana in th6 @ms enulE, be nothlnf; else Can a mttsr of ~uss;siaJy. .Lll expert mthemti8Ian mi.ght ssclw naerly Tix t3o fiim of the Elobs+thnn an -tire- ly uneGuac;teU prson. And so he, er.d pemons of better juUg.mat, ti+t aore nearly rix the xitmber0:"bemns in t>s i7,Loba t&n pereon or . Yet t2:a exaot number waulU be lesio.juGpsolit 0.530rpBmnttar Of ,glesa~;, T-".atanyons ahanl& ~umm tha corrmt~mmber would bs o oatter of t&s mereat c:xxm, beauusb there are nb EWHII~ Y5