A bit of a flutter : popular gambling and English society, c. 1823-1961
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A bit of a flutter : popular gambling and English society, c. 1823-1961
（International studies in the history of sport）
Manchester University Press, c1992
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Bibliography: p. 212-223
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume in a series on sport is specifically concerned with the role of popular gambling in English society from 1823 to 1961. Among the topics covered are street betting, horse racing, dog racing, football coupon betting and lotteries, sweepstakes and Premium Bonds.
Table of Contents
- Setting the scene
- gambling, culture and economy in England, c 1823-1906
- street betting, c 1906-1961
- coins, cards, birds and bowls
- horse racing and on-course betting c 1839-1960
- from coursing and flapping to the electric hare - dog racing in England to 1960
- football coupon betting in England from the 1880s-c 1960
- lotteries, or sweepstakes and Premium Bonds.
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