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Show Oannot Collect Gambling Debt. CARSON. Nov.. Feb. 20. That a gambling debt, cannot bo legally collected col-lected in this statq was in effect the unanimous decision today of the supremo su-premo court of Nevada, when it reversed re-versed tho lower court in the case of Burke & Co. of Goldfiold versus Hamilton Buck. The latter had given Burke a check, the value of which ho had p'ayed and lost upon games. Tho following morning ho ordered tho bank to refuse payment- upon tho check. Burko & Co. sued the bank and obtained .-judgment for the faco valuo of tho check. Buck appealed, and tho supreme su-preme court decided in his favor. |