Section 7 — Common Gaming Houses Act

(1)

A police officer may —

(a)

arrest without warrant any person found gaming in any public place; and

(b)

seize all instruments or appliances for gaming found in such public place or on the persons of those arrested under this section.

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(2)

Any person gaming in any public place is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and imprisonment for 6 months;

and all instruments or appliances for gaming seized under this section may be declared by the court before which the conviction is had to be forfeited to the Government and shall be dealt with accordingly.

(3)

Where any money or other valuable thing is used in the playing of any game of chance or of mixed chance and skill in any public place, the players shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be or to have been gaming.

(4)

In this section, “public place” includes public streets, roadways, lanes, and open spaces, and any place to which the public has or may have access.