The Archive · 1926

Playing for Money

Defendant replied that he did not, took upon eard games as gambling, Jand Lotto was a eatd game. Card games were played for money in all the leading clubs in Shanghai he failed to zee the difference.

Mr. Maitland: I put it to. you not the first club of) you have been stopped from running on account of gamb-Tina.

Witness: That is not correct. A. club of mine was suspended before, but that was because of a fracas: which occurred outside of the premi sand had nothing to do with)

Further cross-examined, witness said he understood Lotto' to be al family game.

Mr. Maitland: I put it to you that there was very heavy gambling' going on in your club: in fact there was nothing else but gambling.

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