The History of Gambling in EnglandDifference between Gaming and Gambling-Universality and Antiquity of Gambling-Isis and Osiris-Games and Dice of the Egyptians-China and India-The Jews-Among the Greeks and Romans-Among Mahometans-Early Dicing-Dicing in England in the 13th and 14th Centuries-In the 17th Century-Celebrated Gamblers-Bourchier-Swiss Anecdote-Dicing in the 18th Century. Gaming is derived from the Saxon word Gamen, meaning joy, pleasure, sports, or gaming-and is so interpreted by Bailey, in his Dictionary of 1736; whilst Johnson gives Gamble-to play extravagantly for money, and this distinction is to be borne in mind in the perusal of this book; although the older term was in use until the invention of the later-as we see in Cotton's Compleat Gamester (1674), in which he gives the following excellent definition of the word: -"Gaming is an enchanting witchery, gotten between Idleness and Avarice: an itching disease, that makes some scratch the head, whilst others, as if they were bitten by a Tarantula, are laughing themselves to death; or, lastly, it is a paralytical distemper, which, seizing the arm, the man cannot chuse but shake his elbow. |
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... Crockford's Club - His Life - His new Club - house - Epigrams thereon— Ude and the Magistrate - Description of Club - house - Anecdotes of Crockford's . CHAPTER IX Hells in the Quadrant , 1833 - Smith v . Bond - Police powers- " Confes ...
... Crockford's Club - His Life - His new Club - house - Epigrams thereon— Ude and the Magistrate - Description of Club - house - Anecdotes of Crockford's . CHAPTER IX Hells in the Quadrant , 1833 - Smith v . Bond - Police powers- " Confes ...
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... Crock- ford's , a magnificent supper was provided every night , for all who thought proper to avail themselves of it . The games principally played were rouge et noir and hazard ; the former producing an immense profit ; for , not only ...
... Crock- ford's , a magnificent supper was provided every night , for all who thought proper to avail themselves of it . The games principally played were rouge et noir and hazard ; the former producing an immense profit ; for , not only ...
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... Crockford , Kelly , Lavisne , & c . It is a great chance if they have not obtained their revenge ere this . A singular escape was recently sustained here by Major Ay . He is not only a man of mettle , but of metal ; in plain English ...
... Crockford , Kelly , Lavisne , & c . It is a great chance if they have not obtained their revenge ere this . A singular escape was recently sustained here by Major Ay . He is not only a man of mettle , but of metal ; in plain English ...
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... black hair and eyes , and a rather blue beard ; and , as for Crock- ford , ' Do you know me ? Excellent well ! fishmonger . ' You're a CHAPTER VIII Crockford's Club His Life Ude and the Magistrate GAMBLING IN ENGLAND 117.
... black hair and eyes , and a rather blue beard ; and , as for Crock- ford , ' Do you know me ? Excellent well ! fishmonger . ' You're a CHAPTER VIII Crockford's Club His Life Ude and the Magistrate GAMBLING IN ENGLAND 117.
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John Ashton. CHAPTER VIII Crockford's Club His Life Ude and the Magistrate Crockford's . His new Club - house Epigrams thereon Description of Club - house - Anecdotes of À propos of Crockford , or Crockey , as he was familiarly called ...
John Ashton. CHAPTER VIII Crockford's Club His Life Ude and the Magistrate Crockford's . His new Club - house Epigrams thereon Description of Club - house - Anecdotes of À propos of Crockford , or Crockey , as he was familiarly called ...
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