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U.S. COURT DECLINES TO PRESERVE ELECTRONIC PAYMENT FOR TAX ON THE MATH-DEFICIENT

April 27, 2006

U.S. District Court Judge Linda Reade today turned down a request by a TouchPlay ~~slot machine~~ video lottery vendor to block enforcement of the ban on the machines signed into law last month. The ruling brushed aside contractual and constitutional arguments for a permanent injunction against the ban. The decision dismissed the vendor's injunction request "with prejudice" and assessed the vendor the court costs, which I think is the way the courts say "and don't let the door hit you on the way out."

Link (pdf): Hawkeye Commodity Promotions, Inc. v. Miller, et. al., No C-06-2026-LRR (USDC ND-Iowa).

Video lottery machine alongside ATM terminal: a charming scene soon to fade into Iowa history.