Offences relating to common gaming houses

Any person who, (a) being the owner or occupier or having the use temporarily or otherwise thereof, keeps or uses a place as a common gaming house; or (b) permits a place of which he is the owner or occupier or of which he has the use temporarily or otherwise, to be used as a common gaming house; or (c) has the care or management of, or in any manner assists or is engaged in the management of a place kept or used as a common gaming house; or 6 (d) announces or publishes, or causes to be announced or published, either orally or by means of any print, writing, design, sign or otherwise, that any place is kept or used as a common gaming house, or in any manner invites or solicits any person to play in a common gaming house; or (e) advances, furnishes or receives money for the purpose of establishing or conducting the business of a common gaming house, shall on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.