ILLEGAL LOTTERY
SWEEPSTAKE IN HOTEL FINE OF £1 ON BARMAN "We wish to show the public that such • lotteries are illegal, and that the licensees of hotels must prevent them," said De-tective-Sergeant Kelly in the Police Court yesterday, when Arthur Wellesley Austin, barman, was charged with establishing a lottery. Mr. Kelly said two constables visited the hotel, and saw defendant walking among the customers and writing names in a "book. Ho was running a sweep on 'the result of the Marist-Ponsonby League match at Carlaw Park, and each contributor paid Is. A sergeant later visited the hotel, and recovered the book, which had a record of 36 names. The sura of 36s was found in a mug. The licensee was not aware the sweep was in progress. ' Counsel said the offence was parallel to that known as "selling a horse." Racehorses were not even suggested in this case, however, and it was not a very heinous offence. "Let this be a warning," said the magistrate, in fining accused £l.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21248, 30 July 1932, Page 12
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