Statutory Provisions respecting, [128]; Summary, [132]; Foreign Lotteries, 133; Sweepstakes, [134]; Companies distributing Benefits by Lot, [136] et seq.; Test of a Lottery, [140]; Bazaars, Fishponds, [141]; Illegality affects subsequent Contract, [142]; Recovery of Deposit on demand, [143]; Partnership or Company infringing Acts, Account of Profits, [145]; Proceedings in case of, 146; Art Unions, [147]; no Privilege of Parliament, [148].
CHAPTER IV.
Gaming Houses.
Nuisances at Common Law, [149]; Houses for Unlawful Games, [151]; Unlawful Games, [152]; Summary of Statutes, [155]–; What constitutes a Gaming House, [155]; Private Houses, [157]; Public Billiard Tables, [157]; Keeping a house for Unlawful Gaming, the Park Club Case, [157] et seq.; The Players, [160]–161; Lending money for Unlawful Gaming, [162]; Partner or principal in gaming house cannot sue co-partner or manager for profits, [162]–164; Third party (ex-banker) cannot set up illegality, [164]; Cheating at play, 164; No privilege of Parliament, ibid.
Betting Houses.
16 & 17 Vict., c. 119, Summary of Provisions and Offences created by Statute, [165]–7; What is a “Place,” [168]–; A Room, [174]; Persons liable—owner, occupier, using or permitting user, [175] et seq.; Persons using the same, [179]; What is “User,” [176]; Manager, [179]; Illegal betting within the Act (a) with persons resorting thereto, [182] et seq.; Tattersall’s not within Act, [183]; query Bucket shops, [184]; query Betting by Correspondence, [184]; Commission Agents, [185]; Coupons and Competitions, [186]; (b) Keeping house for ready-money betting, 187; query Receiving cover in bucket shop, [189]; receipt must be in house, etc., [189]; secus under Sec. 4, [190]; Stakeholder of Race Meeting not liable, [190]; Commission Agent taking ready-money liable, 190; Betting Partnerships, [191]; Income Tax payable, [191]; Steward’s authority in Grand Stand, [191]; Advertising Betting Houses, [191]; Betting Lists, [192]; Scotland included, [192]; 37 Vict., c. 15, as to advertising the giving of Tips, Information, &c., Clubs and Foreign houses, [193], [194]; Infants’ Betting and Loans’ Act, [194]; Welshing, [195].
Procedure.
Search Warrants against Gaming and Betting Houses and arrest of persons found therein, [196]–202.
Licensed Premises, Allowing Gaming in, [202]–; 35 & 36 Vict., c. 94, ibid.; Knowledge or Connivance of Owner or Servant, [202], [203]; What Gaming is within the Act, [204]; When Betting is legal, [205].
Public Place, Betting in, [205]; Instruments of Gaming, [205]; a Public Place, [206]; Game of Chance, what is, [207].