Section 8 — Common Gaming Houses Act

(1)

Any person who instigates, promotes or intentionally facilitates the commission of an offence punishable under section 7 is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and imprisonment for 6

months.

(2)

Any person who —

(a)

erects, maintains, or controls, or assists to erect, maintain, or control, any hut, shed, tent, or other building or shelter whatsoever where an offence punishable under section 7 is committed;

(b)

brings to, or has in his possession at or near, a place where such an offence is committed, any instrument or appliance for gaming; or

(c)

keeps watch in order to warn, or warns, persons committing such an offence of risk of detection, shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have promoted the commission of an offence punishable under section 7.

(3)

A person shall not, by reason only of the fact that he has committed an offence punishable under section 7, be liable to be convicted of an offence under this section.

Common Gaming Houses

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