That has never been repealed, except that gaming houses were licensed in 1620.

What is more to the point is that five Acts of George II, the 9th, 12th, 13th, 18th, and 30th, impose penalties upon the keepers of public houses for permitting gambling, and lay heavy penalties upon hazard, roulette, and other gambling games, on the keepers of gambling houses and those who play there.

Having received complaints of several young men being rooked in the place, we can, if we prove that some of its frequenters are blacklegs, shut the place up altogether.

We should do it quietly, and without fuss, if possible; but if we shut it up several others of the same sort will be certain to close their doors.

But mind, there will probably be a desperate row, and you had better take pistols with you.