THE RABBIT GAME.
ITS LEGALITY ESTABLISHED.
WELLINGTON, August 23. Air E. Page. S.AL, decided that the “Rabbit Game,” as played at the Winter Show, is not a game of chance, and dismissed the charges against Jesse MCorkindale and others in regard to conducting the game. Air Page viewed the game, and says:— “Having due regards to the condition under which it is played and the age and character of the competitors, I am satisfied it is not a game of chance. The proprietor was not concerned with the issue of the game. No turn of fortune and no degree of skill had any effect on his position.” In regard to the public morals, Air Page said that though there was a similarity to the roll-downs, the latter were in premises opening on to a busy street, and were visible to the passer-by. 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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Otago Witness, Issue 3833, 30 August 1927, Page 8
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