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the statute law has not everywhere and always prohibited the practice. "Even the Act for the

more

c.

effectual 12 Geo. II. c. 28 prevented excessive and deceitful

preventing of excessive, and "gaming" which forbade gaming by way of lottery,

cards, dice, lots,

amusements ", expressly exempted from the operation of that or any former Acts against gaming, all games played within

any of His Majesty's

royal palaces, where His Majesty,

his heirs and successors,

reside" (4 Geo. II). The 18 Geo. II. c. 19 again in 1745 contained general immunity to "backgammon and other games played

with the backgammon tables"; (4 Geo. II) Roulette (or Roly-poly) and other games punishable by the next Act, in ordinary

cases are

indulged to the inmates of royal

palaces (by S. 6.) exactly as in the first mentioned instance. By the 3 Stet. c. 5. and 5 Vict. c. 5. all penalties inflicted on

horse-racing and betting by the 18 Geo. II. c. 19., 18 Geo. II. c. 34., and other Acts, are for

the

future

repealed, and by

2. all quoits, tennis, bowl, are "Act relieved from their pre-existing

illegal character, and (10 Geo. II. c. 15.) billiards

are

legalized upon certain

conditions. The

very

latest Act

on these subjects contains another exemption clause (1 Geo. II) in favour of stakes in deposits to be found to the 'winner of any

race or lawful sport,

'game, as

any

exercise, or to the horse engaged in any

race.

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the statute law has not everywhere and always prohibited the practice. "Even the Act for the more c. effectual 12 Geo. II. c. 28 prevented excessive and deceitful preventing of excessive, and "gaming" which forbade gaming by way of lottery, cards, dice, lots, amusements ", expressly exempted from the operation of that or any former Acts against gaming, all games played within any of His Majesty's royal palaces, where His Majesty, his heirs and successors, reside" (4 Geo. II). The 18 Geo. II. c. 19 again in 1745 contained general immunity to "backgammon and other games played with the backgammon tables"; (4 Geo. II) Roulette (or Roly-poly) and other games punishable by the next Act, in ordinary cases are indulged to the inmates of royal palaces (by S. 6.) exactly as in the first mentioned instance. By the 3 Stet. c. 5. and 5 Vict. c. 5. all penalties inflicted on horse-racing and betting by the 18 Geo. II. c. 19., 18 Geo. II. c. 34., and other Acts, are for the future repealed, and by 2. all quoits, tennis, bowl, are "Act relieved from their pre-existing illegal character, and (10 Geo. II. c. 15.) billiards are legalized upon certain conditions. The very latest Act on these subjects contains another exemption clause (1 Geo. II) in favour of stakes in deposits to be found to the 'winner of any race or lawful sport, 'game, as any exercise, or to the horse engaged in any race.
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the statute love how not everywhere and alwverys proveribed the practice. "Even the Act for the

Mune

c.

effectual 12.720.11.0.26 Heessive and deceitful

preventing of Heersive, and "gaming" which for bade gaming by way of lottery,

cards, dice, lots,

ar

Arousings ", expressly exempted from- the operation of that or any former Acts agonist gaming, all games played within.

any of His Mergerty's

royal palaces, where His Majesty,

his heirs and theeevvord,

Mroll then

reside? (4.10.) The 18r. Gentt. c. 19. argarin 187font.c. 19. enstained general immunity to " backgammon and other games und

played

Αιγιο

with the back goummon tables ; (4.9) Roulet (or Roly- fioly) and other 189.11. 0.84. gonne sunde punishable by the next Act, in ordinary

Caves are

indulged to the inmates of royal

271

palaeces (by S. 6.) exactly as in the first mentioned instance. By the 3. Stet. c. 5. Vict. c. 5. all penalties infirved on

horveraving and racing beto by the 18. Yen. II. c. 19., 18 Gov. II. c. 34., and other Acts, are for

lver

5 S.

repeveled, and by

2. all qui tom Actions under that Act for other penaltior impèred by the

549 hits. 189. 13. Gen II. c. 19., are suspiented . Krols,

4.

&.109.

on still loiter

by a

quoits, tennis, bor, are "Act relieved from their pre-existing

illegal alienacter, and (10.10. t. 15.) billiards

da are

legalized upon vertain

1681flict: 0.119. &nditions. The

very

latest Met

there subjects contains another exemption clause ( 1.6.) in favor of -stakes in deposits to be found to the 'minner of any

acce or lowsful opport,

'game, as

any

/

exercise, or to the hors engaged in any

почем

race.

-of

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