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- Gambling in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century
- Gambling in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Gambling for High Stakes or ‘Deep Play’
- 2 In Search of Popular Gambling
- 3 The Rise of the Lottery
- 4 Lottery Adventures and Adventurers
- 5 Gamblers and the Law
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 March 2022
- Gambling in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century
- Gambling in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Gambling for High Stakes or ‘Deep Play’
- 2 In Search of Popular Gambling
- 3 The Rise of the Lottery
- 4 Lottery Adventures and Adventurers
- 5 Gamblers and the Law
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This conclusion reviews changing practices and habits of gambling in Britain in the long eighteenth century, among different groups in society, and among women and men. The rise in female gambling of different kinds was one of the most striking developments of this period, attracting significant comment from the contemporary press and writers, as well as anxiety from authors of the myriad conduct books of the period. The implications of these changes and of the prevalence of different forms of gambling for our understanding of Britain in this period is examined, in particular in relation to debates among historians about the impact and influence of polite values and culture. The final section of the conclusion looks briefly ahead to the new worlds of gambling as they began to develop in the opening decades of the nineteenth century.
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- Gambling in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century , pp. 259 - 283Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022