Gambling [ Games & Sports ]
… Image Gambling debt of Daniel Nedriff, 1764, TNA, E 140/65/1 Image Thomas Rowlandson, ‘Kick Up at a Hazard Table’, 1787, Met … 1787, Met Museum, 59.533.170 Résumé From the Restoration to the first decade of the Victorian era, gaming and gambling spread through all ranks of society and became favourite pastimes for men and women alike. Gaming usually applies to games of chance, while gambling is found in games involving skills such as card games, tennis or wagers on sports. Throughout the period, …
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