Chapter XXIV: Section 4: Any person being the owner or occupier of any house, room, or

place, or having the use of the same, who shall open, keep or use the same for the purpose of unlawful gaming being carried on therein; and any person being the owner or occupier of any house or room, shall knowingly and wilfully permit the same to be opened, kept, or used by any other person for the purpose aforesaid, and any person having the care or management of, or in any manner assisting in conducting the business of any house, room or place kept or used for the purposes aforesaid, and any person who shall advance or furnish money for the purpose of gaming with persons resorting thereto, is liable to a penalty of £500 or twelve months’ imprisonment.

The following is a summary of the different offences respecting _Gaming Homes_:—

[Sidenote: Offences under the Gaming House Acts.]

(1.) Being the owner or keeper of a common gaming house or permitting a house to be so used.

(2.) Having the care or management or conducting the business of the same as to what comes under this provision.