Section 205 - Keeping gaming house or lottery office.

(1) Whoever keeps any house or place to which the public are admitted for the purpose of betting or playing any game of chance or keeps any office or place for the purpose of drawing any lottery or assists in the conduct of any such house or place or office, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to two years or with a fine which may extend to fifty thousand naira or with both:

Provided always that nothing herein contained shall make illegal the use of a totalisator by a race club recognised by the Government at a race meeting, with the approval of the Commissioner.

(2) In this section the word "totalisator" means the instrument, machine or contrivance, commonly known as a totalisator, and any other instrument, machine or contrivance of a like nature, or any scheme for enabling any number of persons to make bets with one another on the like principles.