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If any person found in any common gaming-house entered by any Magistrate or officer of police under the provisions of this Act, upon being arrested by any such officer, or upon being brought before any Magistrate, on being required by such Magistrate or officer of police to give his name and address. TRIPURA GAMBLING ACT shall refuse or neglect to give the same. or shall give any false name or address. he may. upon conviction. be liable to a line not exceeding one hundred rupees or to imprisonment. simple or rigorous. for any term not exceeding fifteen days. On conviction of any person for keeping or using any such common gaminghouse. or being present therein for the purpose of gaming. the convicting Magistrate may order all the instruments of gaming found therein to be destroyed. and may also order all or any of the securities for money. and other anicles seized. not being instruments of gaming to be sold. and the proceeds thereof with all moneys seized therein to be forfeited; or in his discretion. may order any pan thereof to be returned to the persons appearing to have been severally entitled thereto. 10.lt shall not be necessary, in order to convict any person of 11 keeping a common gaming—house. or of being concerned in the management of any common gaming-house. to prove that any person found playing therein at any game was playing for any money or stake. .The provisions of the aforesaid sections of this Act shall not apply to the game of “billiard", “whist” or any other game of mere skill. Such game of mere skill, wherever played. shall not be deemed to be gaming, ILA police—officer may apprehend without warrant any person