A company that supplies “electronic raffle” games to fraternal and veterans organizations on Friday lost a lawsuit it filed seeking to prove its games do not violate state gambling laws.
Linn County Associate Circuit Judge Tracey Mason-White ruled that Tritium International Consultants, a company based in Florida, could make its arguments in any criminal case that may be filed against it but it didn’t have standing to do so in a civil case.
A finding that a litigant lacks standing to sue is generally enough to dismiss the case, but Mason-White went further in a ruling that found Tritium’s business practices are markedly different from other raffle supply companies.
