Children gambling observe the Stauntons gambling with those who come to purchase from them,
see in our own families how the servants seize every opportunity in this, to them an established pleasure; with many it is known to be a matter of business, and its excitement is the greatest of their gratifications. I am fully persuaded that, with them it is impossible to suppress gaming, and the endeavour to do so only leads to tenfold more crime than if it were legally licensed.
The passion for gaming among the Chinese prevails to a far greater extent than that of drinking in our own countrymen, lower classes; and how futile and unwise have been the endeavours to check that almost national vice with us.
Clandestine gambling is dangerous to our rule, as numbers of people herd together, of whom the Government know nothing, and it is not impossible that such clandestine meetings might, on some occasion, have a baneful tendency to British Supremacy; the police supervision afforded by licensing gambling houses, with wholesome regulations, would aid the Government, and render it aware...
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children Gambling observe the Stawthers gambling with those who come to purchase from
Gambling in the Streets
them,
see in our own
families
how the servants seize every opportunity
in
this, to them an
for indulging established pleasure; with many it is Known to be a matter
of
business, and its excitement is the
I
greatect of their gratifications. am fully persuaded that, with
them it is impossible to
gaming,
suppress
andd the endeavour to do
es, only leads to tenfold
than if it were
more crime,
legally licensed.
The passion for gaming among the Chinese prevails to a far greater
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extents than that of drinking in the
our own
Countrymen,
lower classes f and how futile and unclese have been
the endeavours to check that almost
national vice with us.
my
Clandestine
mind most
gambling is to dangerous to own sule, as numbers of people herd together
hard together now, of
the
whom
Government know nothing, and
it is not impossible that such clandestine meetings might,
on some
occasion, have a baneful tendency to British Supremacy; the police supervision afforded by licensing gambling houses, writer wholesome regulations, would run the Government, and render it awere
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