Gambling [ Games & Sports ]
… by the Law prescribed) all manner of Gaming within this Kingdom”, The London Gazette (5-6 Dec. 1705). Gambling as Social Performance Gambling had an important social function. The gambling fever led to a situation in which the ability to … The Golden Spy (London: J. Woodward, J. Morphew, 1709), p. 14. Appearances being one of the keys to social prestige, the performance associated with gambling was part of the dynamics of 'conspicuous consumption.' 14 Mastering the rules of …
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