Andrew Steinmetz 
The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims (Vol.I&II) 
Complete Edition

The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims, edition in two volumes, represents history of gambling from ancient times in India, Egypt and Greece to modern days England, France and United States. The book covers all sorts of gaming and gambling, including card games, board games, lotteries, tricks, frauds and many more schemes that developed throughout the ages.

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Andrew Steinmetz (1816-1877) was a British author and historian, best known for his book about gambling The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. He also wrote The History of The Jesuits, Japan and Her People, and The Romance of Duelling.