Automatic Age

August, 1938
AUTOMATIC AGE
93
Call It By Name— A “Honey”
Skill, Amusement Games
Licensed
W a h p e to n ,
N.
D .,
J u ly
'8.— C o i n ­
o p e r a t e d g a m i n g d e v ic e s b e c a m e le g a l
h e re w ith th e a d v e n t o f a n
p r o v id in g
cense
w eeks
w ith
vendors
each
ago
c o in - o p e r a te d
e x c e p tio n
out
o r d in a n c e
of
li­
S everal
m a c h in e s ,
th e
m e rch an ­
m u s ic a l ty p e " , w e re
of
W a p e to n .
p r o v id e d
to
$15
m a c h in e .
d i s e - v e n d in g a n d
o rdered
o r d in a n c e
pay
fo r
th e
e ith e r
m ust
The
m a c h in e s
d e te r m in e
th e
new
p la y e d
s k ill
of
th e
p la y e r o r f u r n is h a m u s e m e n t a re p e r ­
m is s ib le
if
m a c h in e s
la w
th e
li c e n s e
o p e ra te d
is
p a id .
c o n tra ry
Any
to
s ta te
w i ll n o t b e lic e n s e d .
Cleveland License Law
Suffers Setback
The
c ity
is s u in g
Exhibits new counter game “Honey” is said to attract the honeys.
“Aw, move over, give the girl a. chance!”
any
m a c h in e s .
of
C le v e la n d
m ore
T h is
a c tio n
a d v e r s e d e c is io n
by a
ju d g e ,
c ity
but
th e
c a r r y th e is s u e t o
C o u rt.
Can Gambling Be Regulated
Or Controlled?
to
3 s to p p e d
Com m on
is
th e
payout
fo llo w e d
an
P le a s
p la n n in g
S ta te
to
S uprem e
T h e la w w a s o r ig in a lly p a s s e d
r a is e
but
ha
lic e n s e s f o r
m oney
c r it ic s
of
fo r
th e
r e lie f
b ill
say
purposes,
th a t
th e
lic e n s e h a s f a ile d b e c a u s e o f th e o p e n
w a y in w h ic h th e la w h a s b e e n a b u s e d .
T h e b ill, as o r ig in a lly p a s s e d in A p r il,
w as
G o ve rn o r
J^ O R M E R
v is e d
a
new
th e
C o n s titu tio n
S ta te
to
e lim in a te
b lin g a n d
S m ith
c o m m is s io n
has
fo r
N ew
bans
upon
up
Y ork
le a v e r e s t r i c t i o n s t o
p o s e d to th e L e g is la t u r e .
ad­
d r a w in g
gam ­
a tio n
appears
w hen
fe w e r
a g a in s t g a m ­
G o v e r n o r , a n d t h a t t h e r e is n o p o s s i ­
e n fo rc e m e n t.
c ir c u m s ta n c e s , h e
m it
th e
asks
L e g is la t u r e
r e s tr ic t g a m b lin g
th e
w hy
to
in
U nder
th e
n o t per­
r e g u la te
and
acco rdance
w ith
p o p u la r w ill?
M r.
S m ith
is
th e o r e tic a lly
r ig h t .
G a m b l in g c a n n o t b e o u t la w e d b y con-
s t iu t io n a l d e c re e , a s its p r e v a le n c e in
N ew
Y o rk
and
in
p e s p ite
th e
m
S ta te s th e
b o th
th is
S ta te
c o n s titu tio n a l
p o lic e
r e v e a ls ,
in ju n c tio n
o p e n ly p e r ­
m i t v a r io u s g a m e s o f c h a n c e r a n g in g
fro m
church
b in g o
p a r t ie s
to
th e
n u m b e r r a c k e t a n d in f a c t f u ll p o w e r
to
r e g u la te
and
P r o s e c u tin g
curb
i t lie s w i t h
th e
a u th o r it ie s .
it
can
be
p r o v is io n
banned
and
by
even
in
th e fa c e o f p r e v a ilin g a b u se s th e s itu ­
be im ­
b lin g m e a n s n o th in g , say s th e fo r m e r
o f its
th a n
c o n s titu tio n a l
T h e p re se n t
c o n s titu tio n a l p r o v is io n
b ility
e ffe c tiv e ly
D u r in g
te r ie s
C o lo n ia l
w ere
le g e ,
now
m o u th ,
w ere
and
th e
g a m b lin g
i t d id
p u b lic
lo t­
K in g s
C o l­
H arvard ,
W illia m
th a t
P r o h ib ite d
S lt u a t i o n
m ittin g
]t.
by
S ta te
is n o t h i n g
w o u ld
th e
to
be
im p r o v e d
L e g is la tu r e s
to
th e
by
per­
r e g u la te
F o r o v e r a c e n tu r y a n d a h a l f th is
c o u n try
lin g
has
cannot
been
be
le a r n in g
r e g u la te d
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fu n d s
D u r in g
th e
C o n g r e s s u s e d a lo t t e r y to r a is e f u n d s
and
s u b s e q u e n t ly
c a n a ls
w ere
s c h o o ls ,
c o n s tru c te d
p r o c e e d s o f lo tte r ie s .
roads
and
fro m
th e
B u t th e r a c k e t­
e e r in g e le m e n t w a s p r e s e n t t h e n a s i t
is n o w
a n d e v e n t u a lly r ig o r o u s
becam e
ne ce ssary .
a d o p te d
V a r io u s
a n t i- g a m b lin g
curbs
S ta te s
s ta tu te s
and
f i n a l l y t h e F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t c lo s e d
t h e m a ils t o lo t t e r ie s a n d f o r b a d e t h e
of
lo tte r y
tic k e ts .
th e fa c e
o f th is p r e c e d e n t th e r e
a p p e a r s lit t le
In
h o p e t h a t lib e r a liz a tio n
of
th e
a n t i- g a m b lin g
a b o litio n
a g a in s t
of
a n y th in g
any
Park ( N.
© International Arcade Museum
of
F .)
s ta tu te s
c o n s titu tio n a l
g a m b lin g
th a t gam -
m o re
THE BUREL VENDER-
f o r t h e s u p p o r t o f W a s h i n g t o n ’s a r m y
C o n s t it u t io n s
th a t
s ix - m o n th s ’ t r ia l.
w a r f o r in d e p e n d e n c e th e C o n t in e n t a l
im p o r ta tio n
in d ic a te
a
M ary
B u t i f g a m b l i n g is a n e v i l e v e n t h o
th e re
g iv e n
educa­
r a is e d
d e v ic e s .
be
D a rt­
and
h ig h r a n k in g
in s t it u t io n s
th ru
and
C o lu m b ia ,
Y a le
th a n
e x is t e d .
tim e s
com m on
am ong
tio n a l
b e tte r n o w
r e s tr ic tio n s
to
g reat
w ill
th e
a c c o m p lis h
b e n e f it . —
Press.
or
c la u s e s
Asbury
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