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1751 J. Cleland Mem. Coxcomb 123 He immediately ventured this [sc. a guinea] at my lord M—d—n's gambling-shop.

1777 'Squire Randal's Excursion round London ix. 72 There was no such thing as friendship or sensibility ever admitted into a gambling-room.

1853 R. W. Clark Lect. Formation Char. Young Men vii. 140 One, who had gained about forty thousand dollars, purchased..the necessary implements and furniture for an extensive gambling establishment.

1887 R. Glisan Two Years in Europe xii. 318 This famous bathing place was..infamous on account of its large gambling establishments.

1912 H. W. Stough Across Dead Line of Amusements ii. 97 He owned and operated a gambling boat on the Mississippi river.., under the guise of a pleasure boat.

1985 N.Y. Times 29 Sept. 51/1 The Police Commissioner can close such places as..gambling parlors that pose as legitimate businesses.

2011 D. O'Connor & M. O'Connor Montreal's Irish Mafia vi. 62 He operated an illegal gambling casino.., while at the same time dabbling in drug trafficking.