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... betting on horse - races , in contravention of an obsolete statute of Queen Anne , which com- menced with the words " Qui tam . " I find from a return ordered by the House of Commons of the number of writs issued by the Court of ...
... betting on horse - races , in contravention of an obsolete statute of Queen Anne , which com- menced with the words " Qui tam . " I find from a return ordered by the House of Commons of the number of writs issued by the Court of ...
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... betting could be sued for and recovered , together with treble the amount so won or lost , at the suit of a common informer . It was stated in the House of Lords by Lord Brougham on February 8 , 1844 , that the penalties sought to be ...
... betting could be sued for and recovered , together with treble the amount so won or lost , at the suit of a common informer . It was stated in the House of Lords by Lord Brougham on February 8 , 1844 , that the penalties sought to be ...
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... betting , which was then and is still its necessary concomitant and adjunct , to take place any longer , found a formidable antagonist in Lord George Bentinck . At his instance the " Manly Sports Bill , " by which the obsolete statute ...
... betting , which was then and is still its necessary concomitant and adjunct , to take place any longer , found a formidable antagonist in Lord George Bentinck . At his instance the " Manly Sports Bill , " by which the obsolete statute ...
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... betting stable about that time , and in the opinion of many observant judges the first impulse towards reck- less speculation was administered to the Turf by Lord Foley , who in the end was so hard hit by gambling that his noble estate ...
... betting stable about that time , and in the opinion of many observant judges the first impulse towards reck- less speculation was administered to the Turf by Lord Foley , who in the end was so hard hit by gambling that his noble estate ...
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... betting was pretty sure to be heavy . A design was therefore formed by some unprincipled scoundrels , who hired Dawson and another tout to administer poison to those of Mr Prince's horses which were daily out at exercise and doing ...
... betting was pretty sure to be heavy . A design was therefore formed by some unprincipled scoundrels , who hired Dawson and another tout to administer poison to those of Mr Prince's horses which were daily out at exercise and doing ...
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