Pryor v. Commonwealth

Judge Nicholas

delivered the Opinion of the Court

in which the Chief Justice, being absent at the hearing, took no part.

The indictment charges Pryor with setting up and keeping a gaming table, at which the game of chance called Faro was played for money, and at which money was won and lost. The proof was, that bank notes were played for, won and lost.

This court has heretofore repeatedly determined7 that the term money, though it may have a popular import which, in ordinary parlance, means, or at least includes, hank notes ; yet, that its true technical import is lawful money of the United…