The History of Gambling in England
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The contents list the difference between gaming and gambling, the antiquity of gambling, and dicing in several centuries. A description of a game with nuts explains that players placed stakes in a vase and that the first successful throw won its contents. The account describes betting on which side a piece of money would fall after being thrown into the air.
The discussion of gaming houses says a gambler's declining circumstances are watched closely and lead to exclusion, naming lower stakes and borrowing from a friend among the signs. A gaming-house visitor encounters excuses that nothing is happening and that no play is going on.
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- Author
- John Ashton
- Pages
- 220
- Language
- English
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- European History
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