§ Mr. Thorneasked the Home Secretary whether he can give any information in connection with the raid by the police on the Vanity Fair Club, Stratton Street, Mayfair; how many automatic gaming machines were found on the premises; what was the estimated value of the machines; whether the machines were destroyed; and what was the membership of the club?
§ Mr. PeakeThe club, which when last registered had 1,479 members, was entered by the police on 20th June, 1941. Three gaming machines were seized. Summonses were issued under the Gaming Houses Act, 1854, against the Stratton Catering Company, Limited, owners of the club, and two directors of the company for unlawful gaming. The case was heard on 10th July, 1941, when fines and costs amounting to £145 were imposed and the destruction of the machines, probably worth about £50 each, directed. A further summons' to show cause why the club should not be struck off the register was adjourned until 11th December, 1941.