The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)

"The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)" by Andrew Steinmetz is a 19th-century exploration of gambling's widespread influence, primarily in England and France, revealing the social problems and personal downfalls it creates. The author uses severe tones to tell how gambling leads to ruined lives and damaged ethics, impacting everyone from the rich to the poor. Demonstrating gambling as a basic, universal, human drive, it presents historical proof from old cultures all the way up through more recent times, demonstrating the broad appeal and deep influence of game-playing and wagering through reflective storytelling.