Amendment of section

For the definition of “Common gaming-house” in section 1 of the Public Gambling Act, 1867 (3 of 1867) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) the following definitions shall be deemed to be substituted, namely:— “Gaming” includes wagering or betting on any figures or number or dates to be subsequently ascertained or disclosed, or on the occurrence or non-occurrence of any natural event, or in any other manner whatsoever except wagering or betting upon a horse race, when such wagering or betting upon a horse race takes place:—

1. (a) on the day on which such race is to be run, and
2. (b) in an enclosure which stewards controlling such race have, with the sanction of the State Government, set apart for the purpose, but does not include lottery; “Instrument of gaming” includes any article used as a means or an appurtenance of, or for the purpose of carrying on or facilitating gaming, and any document used as a register or record or evidence of any gaming and, in particular, satta papers, that is to say, any document wherein may be recorded any words and/or figures evidencing bets and used or intended to be used for or in connection with gaming ; Explanation.—If any document is recovered from the possession of any person containing words and, or figures, which prima facie appear to evidence bets, it shall be presumed that the words and figures evidence bets and the document was used or intended to be used for gaming, unless the person aforesaid proves to the contrary; “Common gaming-house” means any house or room or tent or enclosure or vehicle or vessel or any place whatsoever in which any instruments of gaming are kept or used for gaming purposes.—
3. (a) with a view to the profit or gain of any person owing, occupying or keeping such house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel or place whether by way of charge for the use of such house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel, place or instrument or otherwise howsoever,
4. (b) with or without view to such profit or gain if the gaming for the purpose of which such instruments are so kept used in gaming on any figures or numbers or dates to be subsequently ascertained or disclosed, or in the occurrence or non-occurrence of any natural event.”