Light Come, Light Go: Gambling—Gamesters—Wagers—The Turf

This work is considered a social study on Gambling put forward by Ralph Nevill. The author starts by claiming that the passion for gambling, which has intrigued the great majority of humanity, is an inherent characteristic of humankind throughout all ages. He includes many details about Gambling of every kind, from betting in the game of dice to betting in horse riding and the various gambling cultures in the different parts of the world. He talks about famous personalities related to it and explains the psychology of a wagerer. The book proves beneficial in understanding the history of gambling and where it stood during the time of books publication. This work includes explanations on different topics such as; the gambling spirit inborn in mankind, the spirit of play in the eighteenth century, the former popularity of dice, Craze for eccentric wagers at the end of the eighteenth century, «The curse of Scotland», Colonel Mellish, the prevalence of wagering in the eighteenth century, Gambling in Paris, Public gaming in Germany, The Principality of Monaco, Difficulty of making money on the Turf and many more gripping topics.