Gambling [ Games & Sports ]
… on sports. Like other writers, we consider in this entry gambling only when it applies to games such as card games, dice, etc. 1 Throughout the period, various games or gambling practices went in and out of fashion in England and were … comedies. 8 The most illustrious of them all was Lady Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire , seen below casting the dice at hazard. Unhappily married, she also indulged in faro , which became her favourite pastime and a real addiction. … D12595 Hazard was very fashionable among the Beau monde . It was played against the bank on a special table, with two dice and with rolls of coins as the stakes could be very high. Because players betted against each other, it could …
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