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1998 Arkansas Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1998)

handle is hein.sag/sagar0075 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF ARKANSAS Office of the Attorney General Winston Bryant Telephone: Attorney General (501) 682-2007 Opinion No. 97-353 January 2, 1998 The Honorable Dennis Young State Representative P.O. Box 1835 Texarkana, Arkansas 75504 Dear Representative Young: This official Attorney General opinion is rendered in response to a question you have raised concerning certain coin-operated games. In particular, you have described coin-operated machines that look like slot machines, but that pay off with coupons that are redeemable for merchandise. You have asked: Are coin-operated games legal if they pay off in coupons that are redeemable for merchandise? It is my opinion that coin-operated games that pay off in coupons redeemable for merchandise are authorized by statute within certain limits, as set forth in A.C.A. § 26-57-402(2)(A)(ii). However, as discussed more fully below, such games could constitute lotteries in violation of the Arkansas Constitution. The provisions of A.C.A. § 26-57-401 et seq. authorize the operation of certain coin-operated amusement devices. Devices that fall within these provisions do not violate the anti-gambling statutes set forth as a part of the criminal code, at A.C.A. § 5-66-101 et seq. However, it should be noted that A.C.A. § 26-57-403 200 Tower Building, 323 Center Street 0 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-2610