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1589 J. Lyly Pappe with Hatchet C iv a You would make the Church like Primero, four religions in it, and nere one like another. I cannot out of his gaming humour.

c1604 Charlemagne (1938) i. 2 Thy gameinge humor hathe beene like a fyer.

1676 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer ii. i Thou art some..gaming Companion, and want'st some Widow's old Gold to nick upon.

1718 in G. Lamoine Charges to Grand Jury (1992) 126 As for Play-Houses, Bawdy-Houses, Masquerades, Gaming Assemblies, Night-Walkings, and such other Crimes..I have spoken..fully against them in former Charge.

1754 Connoisseur No. 15. ⁋5 What in gaming dialect is called Pitting one man against another; that is,..wagering which of the two will live longest.

1785 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia xiv. 245 Gaming debts are made void.

1859 Harper's Mag. Jan. 239/1 The knot of gentlemen, his gaming associates, who were lounging at the tables or gathered round the fire.

1894 Oregon Naturalist 1 23/1 The Indian is an inveterate gumber, and dice are among his favorite gaming paraphernalia.

1928 Daily Express 24 Mar. 1/1 The..gaming laws..were primarily intended only to abolish notorious gaming houses.

1984 N.Y. Times 12 Feb. (Late City Final) i. 1. 35/1 My policy is to be tough but fair with the gaming industry.

1999 Finance Week (Johannesburg) 21 May 78/1 The two key drivers of Sisa's share price in coming months will be the awarding of gaming licences in Durban and Cape Town.