SC Can Enforce ‘Games of Chance’ Law 
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Published: November 27, 2012
Tags: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Civil Rights, Judge Roger L. Gregory
Although a gaming-machine operator says South Carolina could outlaw the Monopoly board game under its statutes that prohibit certain devices “pertaining to games of chance,” the 4th Circuit says there is no indication law enforcement officers will burst into a family’s living room and yank a Monopoly board from the hands of a shocked child; ...
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