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Gambling Dens History
08.13.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Fifty-eight years ago today, on August 13, 1951, the Kingston police ‘Two-Two’ squad raided several gambling dens, clubs and brothels. At 63 Luke Lane, eight persons are arrested; seven face the charge of common gambling in a house and another for having peakapeow tickets.
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The Day Michael Manley Vowed To Abolish The Lottery
05.09.09 | Permalink | Comment?

A bit of gambling (lottery) history for you. On May 8, 1972 (37 years ago), then Prime Minister Michael Manley announced in the House of Representatives, that Jamaica’s national lottery (which had been in operation for more than three years), is to be abolished. He said the lottery had “adverse effects upon the youths of [...]
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Peaka Pow Gambling In Jamaica
03.20.09 | Permalink | Comment?

How’s this for a bit of the history of gambling in Jamaica. On March 20, 1944, Phillip Wong of a Duke Street address in Kingston, pleaded guilty in court to a breach of the Gambling Law (namely – selling peaka pow tickets). He was fined £20 or three months in prison. Wong was arrested during [...]