THE “RABBIT” GAME
NOT ONE OF CHANCE. Wellington, Aug. 23. Mr E. Page S.M. t has decided that the “rabbit’* game,’ as played at the winter show, is not a game of chance, and dismisses the charges against Jesse McCorkindale and others in regard to conducting the game. Mr Page viewed the game and says that having due regard to the conditions under which it is played, and the age and character of the competitors, he is satisfied that it is not a game of chance. The proprietor was not concerned yvith the is'sue of the game and no turn of fortune and no degree of skill had any effect on his position. With regard to the public morals, Mr Page said that though there was a similarity to “roll downs/’ the latter were in premises opening on to a busy street and visible to passers ny. The “rabbit” game was confined to the amusement portion of a recognised show to which the public had to pay admission. As far back as memory went such games had been a recognised diversion at fairs and shows.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 213, 23 August 1927, Page 5
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