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Source or Prior Law:

21-948.

Attorney General's Opinions:

Crimes against the public morals; gambling; definitions. 84-75.

Kansas lottery act; copromotional agreements; illegal lotteries. 88-125.

Call bingo; use of electronic facilitator; FortuNet 2000, gambling device defined. 95-19.

Legality of gambling over the internet. 96-31.

Native American Indian casinos engaged in tribal gaming; acquisition or holding a cereal malt beverage license. 97-24.

Long distance telephone charge card; sweepstakes; gambling; gambling device. 97-26.

Conviction not necessary to initiate disciplinary action against licensee of division of alcoholic beverage control. 2003-31.

Payment of cover charge to enter establishment and be eligible to participate in poker tournament constitutes "consideration"; prizes awarded are unlawful. 2005-4.

Withdrawing Atty. Gen. Op. No. 97-26 which concluded that the "Lucky Shamrock Phone Card Dispenser" is not an illegal gambling device. 2010-18.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Trial court ruling that K.S.A. 21-4302 required finding no violation hereunder reversed; K.S.A. 21-4302 (1)(d) and (3) held unconstitutional. State v. Nelson, 210 Kan. 439, 440, 441, 448, 502 P.2d 841.

2. Burden on state to prove defendant in gambling place; legislature intended principal use of structure be considered. State v. Schlein, 17 Kan. App. 2d 434, 440, 839 P.2d 58 (1992).

3. Phrase "gambling place" examined; no requirement that premises had previously been used for gambling. State v. Schlein, 253 Kan. 205, 212, 854 P.2d 296 (1993).