Houghton v. State
Citations
- 41 Tex. 136
Syllabus
<p>1. Gaming.—Betting, of itself, is not a violation of the Penal Code. It is the betting at games, tables, or banks which are prohibited, that constitutes the offense of gaming.</p> <p>2. Gaming tables.—The keeping or exhibiting of a table or game, licensed and permitted by law, does not come under the penalty attached to the keeping of a gaming table kept or exhibited for the purpose of gaming.</p> <p>3. Betting on a ten-pin alley.—Betting on a licensed ten-pin alley did not constitute an offense prior to the act of 9th April, 1873.</p>
Judges: Moore
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