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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER III. 



WAGERS. 



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Wagers at Common Law 411 



Wager on the Life of Napoleon .... 415 

 Wager on the Result of an Election., id. 



Betting on a Race id. 



Bets not recoverable id. 



Deposit recoverable before the Event, id. 

 Decision of the Court of Common 



Pleas 416 



What is a Wagering Contract 417 



Money advanced with Stipulation . . id. 

 Price of Mare to be increased, if she 



won, by her Winnings 418 



Billiard Match id. 



Rotundity of Earth id. 



Trotting against Time id. 



Agreement with Tipster id. 



Walking Match 419 



Contribution to Person nominating 



the Winner not within Proviso .... id. 

 Second Horse may receive Part of the 



Stakes within the Proviso 420 



Effect of Wagers being void on Note 



given in Payment id. 



Wagering Contracts by Brokers void 



biit not illegal 421 



Contracts may be illegal, which are 



not void id. 



Money paid on void Contract id. 



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Decision in Equity 422 



Money paid on illegal Game not re- 



co\'erable id. 



The Act for the Suppression of Betting 



Houses id. 



The Stock Jobbing Act 423 



Gaming on the Stock Exchange .... id. 



As in a Time Bargain id. 



Question to be left to the Jury id. 



Statute only affects Contract which 



makes Wager id. 



Statute against Wagering Policies . . 424 



What held to be such a Policy id. 



Wager as to a Declaration of War . . id. 



What was held not to be such a 



Policy id. 



Paying a Bet 425 



Giving a Security id. 



Where a Note or Bill is a Gift id. 



Taking a stolen Bank Note in Pay- 

 ment 426 



Taking a stopped Note in Payment . . id. 



What invalidates the Holder's Right id. 



Mala Jides must be distinctly proved . . id. 



Money borrowed to pay Bets 427 



A Betting Agent id. 



A Betting Partner id. 



Cheating Wager 428 



CHAPTER IV. 



GAMING. 



Gaming not unlawful 



Where a London Apprentice " fre- 

 quents ' ' Gaming 



Where a Clergyman plays at un- 

 lawful Games 



Unfair or excessive Gaming 



Using false Dice 



Winning exorbitant Sums 



Losses by a Bankrupt 



Cheating in a Game or at Play .... 



The Fraud or unlawful Device .... 



Conspiracy to cheat at Skittles .... 



Conspiracy to cheat at Cards .... 



Where a Criminal Information was 

 refused 



Contracts for Gaming 



Money deposited for Gaming .... 



French Law as to Games 



429 

 430 



id. 



id. 



id. 



id. 

 431 



id. 



id. 

 432 



id. 



id. 



id. 



id. 



433 



English Law as to Games 433 



The word Game id. 



Lawful Games, &c id. 



La-«-ful Gaming or Play 434 



" Game " under the Highway Act id. 



Unlawful Games id. 



Lotteries 435 



Lotteries declared Nuisances id. 



Penalty for keeping a Lottery .... id. 



Penalty for drawing at a Lottery . id. 



Littlegoes declared Nuisances .... id. 

 Penalty for keeping a Place for a 



Lottery or Littlego id. 



Penalty for suffering any Lottery 



to be drawn 436 



Justices have Summary Jurisdiction id. 

 5 Geo. 4, c. 83, s. 4, " Instnunents 



of Gaming " id. 



