WHEN WE USED TO GAMBLE.
Drawing for the first lottery held in Pingkind commenced on lilth January, 1509, and continued at all hours of the day and night at the west door of St. Paul’s Oathedneal for nearly four months. For the previous two years the scheme was well boomed, and the lottery consisted of 40,000 lots or shares, at 10s. each. The profit was devoted to the reparation of 'harbours and other useful .public works. The State lottery very quickly grew in popularity, and a keen ;uid brisk business was earned on by the numerous lottery offices. Oin one occasion circumetamees excited the people to such an extent that extravar gant biddings were made for the remaining shares in the tottery that year, until as much as £>l2o was given for a ticket on tihe day before the drawing. In 1737 a lady living in London had a lottery ticket presented to her by her husband, and on the Sunday preceding the drawing her success was prayed for in the parish church In this form : 44 The prayers of this congregation are desired for the success of a person engaged in a new undertaking.”
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Northland Age, Volume VII, Issue 48, 28 July 1911, Page 8
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