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Billiards. By the (English) Gaming Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c.109), ss. 10-14, every house 'where a public billiard table or bagatelle board, or instrument used in any game of the like kind is kept' (not being a house licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor to be consumed on the premises) must be licensed by justices of the peace. The allowing persons to play at billiards for money in a public-house subjects the publican to a penalty; nor may billiards be played in such a house, even by a lodger, after closing hours....
Billiard
Of or pertaining to the game of billiards...
Bagatelle
Bagatelle. A game played with balls and a cue on a bagatelle board. A billiard license is required for a public bagatelle board, by the Gaming Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 109), s. 11. See BILLIARDS....
Gaming or gambling
Gaming or gambling, the playing any game of chance, as cards, dice, etc., for money, or money's worth.The still unrepealed 33 Hen. 8, c. 9, prohibits the keeping of any common house for dice, cards, or any unlawful games, under penalties of 40s. for every day of so keeping the house, and 6s. 8d. for every time of playing therein; and the (English) Gaming Act, 1738 (12 Geo. 2, c. 28) (applied by the Gaming Act, 1739 (13 Geo. 2, c. 19), to all games with dice, except backgammon, and by the (English) Gaming Act, 1744 (18 Geo. 2, c. 34), to 'roulet, otherwise roly-poly'), declares hazard and other games to be lotteries, so that the keepers of tables for them are liable to penalties under the (English) Lotteries Act, 1721 (8 Geo. 1, c. 2), the (English)Lotteries Act, 1710 (9 Anne, c. 6), and the Lotteries Act, 1698 (10 & 11 Wm. 3, c. 17); the system ofincorporation of previous statutes by referencebeing carried very far in gaming legislation.Gaming in Public-houses, etc.--Sect. 79 of the (E...
balkline
line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game...
Billiards
A game played with ivory balls o a cloth covered rectangular table bounded by elastic cushions The player seeks to impel his ball with his cue so that it shall either strike carom upon two other balls or drive another ball into one of the pockets with which the table sometimes is furnished...
Boncilate
A substance composed of ground bone mineral matters etc hardened by pressure and used for making billiard balls boxes etc...
Miscue
A false stroke with a billiard cue the cue slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as desired...
Place of public amusement
Place of public amusement, s. 2(k) 'place of public amusement' means any place where music, singing, dancing, or game or any other amusement, diversion or recreation or the means of carrying on the same is provided, to which the public are admitted either on payment of money or with the intention that money may be collected from those admitted and includes a race course, circus, theatre, music hall, billiard or bagatelle room, gymnasium, fencing school, swimming pool or dancing hall. [Delhi Police Act, 1978 (34 of 1978) s. 2(e)]...
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