Territory of Hawaii v. Uyehara

OPINION OJT THE COUBT BY

MABUMOTO, J.

The case involves the question as to whether the setting up of a pin-ball machine and permitting it to be played for a consideration, with the added inducement of free games upon the attainment of a certain score, constitutes a violation of the gambling statute and the lottery statute, or either of them.

The case began with the filing of an information by the Territory against the defendant. The information consists of two counts. In the first count, the Territory alleged that the defendant violated the gambling statute by conducting a pin-ball game. In the…