WHAT IS POOL.

Grey River Argus, 13 April 1911, Page 6

WHAT IS POOL.

. A TEST CASE. (By Telegrraph— Per Press Association J WELLINGTON, April 12. The Appeal Court to-day is hearing John Jackson's appeal against his conviction for keeping a common gam ing house. He is a billiard saloon proprietor and allowed pool to be played ; and also a loser of the game payed for the table. In billiards no . stake was played for, and in dool each contestant put in 6d or Is per game, the winner taking the lot and paying for the table. Mr Earl, of Auckland,, appeared for the appealant, and -the Solicitor-Gen-eray for the police. This is a test case, and if the convicftion is jeonfirmed olihesr Hlldard room ikeepers will be proceeded against. LATER. Continuing his argument this afternoon the Solicitor-General submitted that trie term "chance" was much narrower in meaning than the term "uncertainty" and that all gam es were uncertain and if uncertainty was the same as chance, all games would be games of chance. He submitted that "chance' 1 was an element of uncertainty purposely intro duceS into a game in order to make the issue depend wholly, or partly, not upon human skill, but upon decrees of fate, and this was the element introduced by the use of marbles in pool. He then discussed cases bearing on the subject, and various sections of the Gaming- Act. Mr Earl, in reply, said that marbles in pool taeed not foe used to give an advantage to one player over another, but only to give a variety to the 'gfame. , The Court reserved its decision. The Court will sit again on 2"ith April after the Easter vacation.