Gambling [ Games & Sports ]
… thus creating a fashion among worldly circles. In 1742, Edmond Hoyle’s Short Treatise on Whist , in which the rules of the game are defined, became a best-seller. Faro (derived from the word Pharaoh ) was one of the oldest games of … In 1705, the ‘Groom Porter’ was given full power by Queen Anne “to supervise, regulate, and authorize (by and under the Rules, Conditions and Restrictions by the Law prescribed) all manner of Gaming within this Kingdom”, The London Gazette … in which the ability to play the most fashionable games was seen as a prerequisite for entering polite society. The rules of etiquette and the mastery of sociable pastimes were integral to the conduct manuals of the time, as part of …
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