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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-296 (2026)

Illegal slot machines and punchboards defined

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An illegal slot machine or punchboard within the contemplation of G.S. 14-295 through 14-298 is defined as a device where the user may become entitled to receive any money, credit, allowance, or any thing of value, as defined in G.S. 14-306. (1931, c. 14, s. 1; 1989, c. 406, s. 2.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1994–2002 · leading case: Collins Coin Music Co. of North Carolina v. North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Comm'n, 451 S.E.2d 306 (N.C. Ct. App. 1994).
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Collins Coin Music Co. of North Carolina v. North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Comm'n, 451 S.E.2d 306 (N.C. Ct. App. 1994). “Plaintiffs, however, contend that the game is expressly excepted from the statutory definition of an illegal slot machine, pursuant to another portion of section 14-306, which provides: The definition [of an illegal slot machine] contained in the first paragraph of this section…”
Helton v. Good, 208 F. Supp. 2d 597 (W.D.N.C. 2002). “Section 306(a) provides: Any machine, apparatus or device is a slot machine or device within the provisions of G.S. 14-296 through 14-309, if it is one that is adapted, or may be readily converted into one that is adapted, for use in such a way that, as a result of the insertion…”
State v. Crabtree, 487 S.E.2d 575 (N.C. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “14-296 through 14-309, if it is one that is adapted, or may be readily converted into one that is adapted, for use in such a way that, as a result of the insertion of any piece of money or coin or other object, such machine or device is caused to operate or may be operated in…”
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