… Image Court of Equity Betting Book (Sept. 16, 1769 – June 30, 1772). Image ‘Insurance on Lives, satirical playing-card, part of a ‘Bubble Companies’ card deck’, 1720, © The Trustees of the British Museum. Abstract The betting book is the material expression of the sociable practice of betting, which became fashionable as part of the gambling culture of eighteenth-century Britain. More than a simple book used for recording the wagers made by … Gentleman The betting book is the material expression of the sociable practice of betting, which became fashionable as part of the gambling culture of eighteenth-century Britain. More than a simple leisure accessory used for recording the …