The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)

Name: The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)
Author: Andrew Steinmetz

By Andrew Steinmetz

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The author surveys gambling as a persistent social phenomenon from ancient civilizations to nineteenth-century Europe and America, tracing games, venues, and rituals while documenting personal ruin, duelling, and suicide linked to stakes. Chapters treat gambling in Hindu, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman contexts, then examine modern practices in France, England, seaside resorts, continental watering-places, and the United States, along with lotteries, celebrated gamblers, women players, literary figures who gambled, and the laws and moral debates surrounding gaming. The narrative combines historical anecdotes, legal discussion, and moral observation to show gambling's cultural ubiquity and social consequences.

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Andrew Steinmetz

Andrew Steinmetz was a 19th-century author known for his exploration of gambling culture in his notable work, "The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims." This two-volume series delves into the lives of those affected by gambling, offering a critical view of the social and moral implications of the gaming world. Steinmetz's writing reflects the complexities of human behavior and the consequences of vice, making his contributions to literature significant in the context of moral discourse during his time.