“PROFIT SHARING”
CONFECTIONER FINED A NOVEL MACHINE. [Per Preu Associauon.] AUCKLAND, May 20. Terence Connolly, a confectioner of Onchunga, was charged at the Police Court with keping a common gaming house. He had in his shop what he called a profit-sharing machine. Two other persons, Herbert and George Cockell, were charged with using Connolly’s shop as a common gaming-house. A constable stated that he bought fourpence worth of sweets, and was handed four discs, which he was instructed to place in the top of the machine. Sometimes he would get one or two discs back, sometimes none. He had seen small boys working the machine. He could say from his experience that the whole idea was a game of chance. It was stated that there were seven similar machines in shops in the city. Connolly admitted that he got 25 per cent, of the takings of the machine, about 10s weekly. Connolly was convicted and ordered to pay 10s Court costs. Each of the Cockells was fined 40s and costs.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19846, 21 May 1927, Page 7
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170“PROFIT SHARING” Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19846, 21 May 1927, Page 7
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