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Show Gambling lr Ancient Tlkj. In tho time ot King Henry IV. ot England tho "smart set" managed to play bridge or Its equivalent without with-out shocking tho taisceptlbllltles of thoso who think It wrong to play for money . Tho flUeenth century gambler, gam-bler, according to one historian, "playnii at cards for counters, nalU and points. In every house, more fvt pastime than for gain." "Evorlo scholar or ptryto (little one) that plales for money Is to bo expelled." ordains a grammar-school charter ot tho period. One of tho duties of hospital hos-pital sisters was "to ninko dllygentt searcho anmugo tho poore for cards or dlco." i |