39 S.E.2d 720 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1946
The maintenance and operation of a slot machine, where persons playing it may, by chance, obtain money or articles of value worth more than the money deposited in the machine, is a lottery or transaction in the nature of a lottery, and the Code, § 20-505, providing for the recovery of the consideration paid under gaming contracts, is not applicable thereto.
This court has held that slot machines, as described in the petition, and their method of operation constitute a lottery (Keeney v. State,
The court did not err in sustaining the general demurrer and in dismissing the action.
Judgment affirmed. Sutton, P. J., and Felton, J., concur.