COMMON GAMING-HOUSE
PROFIT-SHARING MACHINE. DEVICE IN CONFECTIONER’S SHOP. (Pi 2 United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, May 20. Terence Connolly, a confectioner, of Oneliiinga, was charged in the Auckland Police Court with keeping a common gaminghouse. Ho had in his shop ho called a “profit-sharing machine.” Iwo other persons, Herbert and George Cookell, were charged using C onnolly s shop as a common gaming-house. A constable stated that he bought foifrj.encc worth of sweets, and was handed four uises, which he was instructed to place in the top of the machine. Sometimes he would get one or Dvo discs back ; sometimes none. lie had seen small boys working the machine and could say from his experience that the whole idea was a game of chance. It was stated that there wore _ seven similar machines in shops in the city. Connolly admitted that he get 25 per rent, of the takings r ,f the nuulnue (about 10s weeklv). Connoliv was convicted and n-dered til pav 10s court err-ts. and each i f the C’ockoils" was fined 40s and co.-ts.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20104, 21 May 1927, Page 12
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