All games, devices, or contrivances at which money or any other thing shall be bet or wagered shall be deemed a gaming table within the meaning of §§ 22-1704 to 22-1706; and the courts shall construe said sections liberally, so as to prevent the mischief intended to be guarded against.
D.C. Code § 22-1707
“Gaming table” defined
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1331, ch. 854, § 868
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