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OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Editor's notes. - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions under former Code 1933, §§ 26-6501 and 26-6502 are included in the annotations for this Code section. Electronic slot machines are gambling devices per se; the slot machines are contraband; the slot machines can be seized and destroyed as contraband; possession of such devices is a crime; no demonstration of operation of any such device is necessary antecedent to the machine's seizure, nor is any demonstration necessary to establish basis of criminal prosecution for possession of that device. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 71-167. Fund-raising activities constituting gambling. - Certain fund-raising activities, often for charitable purposes and generally designated as "Las Vegas Nig...