American Fork Citizen | 1915-01-09 | Page 3 | Games of Chance Ordered Discontinued

Games ol Chance Ordered Discontinued This week, under Instructions, the City Marshal ordered all tho games of chance out of tho confectioneries, drug stores and other places where they wero being operated. Tho punching punch-ing boards and number drawing achemes hnvo grown very numerous during recent months until ln some Instances they wore tho principal source of rovonuo of tho storo where they wero being operated. It wns no uncommon thing for a boy to drop 'In and spend several dollars for candy, chowlng gum or post cards, that hnd a vnluoof n few cents, with tho hope of winning something of a grcntcr valuo. Tho prnctlco was said to be growing to such an nlarmlng extent, tjint as ono man complained to tho Ma)or, "they had become kindergarten kindergar-ten gambling dens for boys." As their operation was clnrly in opposition to tho city ordinances the city officials decided to close them out.