One more business, for he that gains with spend live money in some ways if he frequente a brothel the brother gets the benefit, if he agrees to an eating house the eating house gets the benefit, if he is fond of you, dresses the clothiers get their profit, if he is fond of ornament the silversmiths get their profits, fact if he loves his money he will go, and frown on his clothing and the clothing of his family, therefore the pawnbrokers receive their interest. On this account some think that gambling is not only not injurious, but increases business. For "Gambling certainly confines the person in one place, what is the use of coin men in this colony if we can get rid of them. It is the opinion of many that unless gambling houses are done away entirely, it will be better to allow game to be carried on in a public place, for he that gambles in private, and unless some very strict measures are carried out and a close eye placed upon him, he will find some way to gamble, and therefore it is better to allow people to gamble in a public place, rather than to allow them gambling in a secret place as they do now, for in a public place they have the eye of the police upon them, which prevents them from creating disturbances. The keepers of gaming houses at present get the assistance of the Chinese police and soldiers, to whom they pay their fees. But if gambling is carried on in a secret place in honour ... to the police, people are liable of being ...
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