Common Gaming Houses Act 1953

The Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 (Akta Rumah Judi Terbuka 1953), is a Malaysian law which made illegal common gaming houses, public gaming, and public lotteries. All common gaming houses were declared a nuisance and prohibited by law, and any person found owning an establishment or participating can be charged. Prosecution charging under this Act only need to establish that a game was played in the establishment without having to prove what specific game was played.

Structure
The Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 28 sections and 3 schedules (including 12 amendments), without separate Part.
 * Section 1: Short title
 * Section 2: Interpretation
 * Section 3: Nuisance
 * Section 3A: Specific game need not be stated or proved
 * Section 4: Offences relating to common gaming houses
 * Section 4A: Assisting in carrying on a public lottery, etc.
 * Section 4B: Offences relating to dealing in gaming machines
 * Section 5: Advancing or furnishing money for establishing or conducting
 * Section 6: Gaming in common gaming house
 * Section 7: Gaming in public
 * Section 8: Instigating, promoting, or facilitating gaming in public
 * Section 9: Buying lottery ticket
 * Section 10: Money paid recoverable
 * Section 11: Presumption against person selling lottery tickets, etc.
 * Section 12: Sales of lottery tickets void
 * Section 13: Responsibility of employers and overseers
 * Section 14: Arrest by employer
 * Section 15: Power to enter on premises
 * Section 15A: Closure of premises
 * Section 16: Search warrant against premises
 * Section 16A: Forfeiture of seized gaming machines
 * Section 17: Search warrant against persons
 * Section 18: Entry and search by Magistrate or senior police officer
 * Section 19: Presumption against house and occupier
 * Section 20: Presumption against house, occupier and owner
 * Section 20A: Liability of office-bearers, etc.
 * Section 21: Order for demolition of structural contrivances for facilitating gaming
 * Section 21A: Disconnection of supply of energy
 * Section 22: Protection of informers
 * Section 22A: Protection of officers, etc.
 * Section 23: Offenders as witnesses for prosecution
 * Section 23A: Agent to secure evidence
 * Section 24: Trial
 * Section 25: Binding over on second conviction
 * Section 26: Reward to informer
 * Section 27: Saving
 * Section 27A: Power to license promotion and organization of gaming by a company
 * Section 28: Repeal
 * Schedules