Betting book [ Sports & Gaming accessories ]
… vol. 2 Image Thomas Rowlandson, ‘The Jockey Club or Newmarkert Meeting’, 1811, The Met Museum, 59.533.1460. Image Court of Equity Betting Book (Sept. 16, 1769 – June 30, 1772). Image ‘Insurance on Lives, satirical playing-card, part of … even if the first wagers mentioned ‘twelve flasks’ or ‘six bottles’. The betting book of another society called the Court of Equity, which met at the Cheshire Cheese, Wine Office Court, in Fleet Street, reveals that its members never betted any money but usually ‘one bottle of wine’: significantly …
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