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… market towns, while the gentry and upper classes gathered for conventional balls or game nights at the assembly rooms . Gaming and gambling were intrinsically mixed activities in terms of social classes and assembly rooms had spaces dedicated to the occupation – restricted to gaming only after the 1739 and 1745 laws banning professionally-handled gambling. Theatres also thrived on the taste for … present in the spa town. They entertained guests with their wit and conversational skills, and sometimes oversaw the gaming tables to prevent players from being snared at by sharpers. 8 Sometimes they were self-appointed as was the case …
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