Act Number: 3

Act Name: The Public Gambling Act, 1867

Year: 1867

Enactment Date: 1867-01-25

Long Title: An Act to provide for the punishment of public gambling and the keeping of common gaming house in the United Provinces East Punjab, Delhi1[and the Central Provinces].

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 9: Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary.
    It shall not be necessary, in order to convict any person of keeping a common gaming-house, or of being concerned in the management of any common gaminghouse, to prove that any person found playing at any game was playing for any money, wager or stake.
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