Historical Laws Banning Specific Games

1665

France, April 21: Louis XIV issues an ordinance banning:^{A (p. 272)}

… trois dés , le tope & quinte , & le paſſe-dix [Passage], le quinque nove [Novum Quinque], la dupe , le biribi , la roulette [Roulette], le mormonique , le hoca , la baſſette [Basset], le pharaon [Faro], le pair ou non , le quinze , les petits paquets …

1738

England: The Gaming Act 1738 (12 Geo. II., c. 28) bans all lotteries and games of chance, along with Ace of Hearts, Pharaoh (Faro), Basset, and Hazard.

1739

England: The Gaming Act 1739 (13 Geo. II., c. 19) explicitly bans Passage, and all other games played with dice except for Backgammon.

1741

England, April 30: George II bans:^B

… Quinque Nove (a Game with two Dice) [Novum Quinque] Hoca (a Game at Cards) Baſſet [Basset], Pharoa [Faro], Even or Odd, and others of like Sort…

1744

England: The Gaming Act 1744 (18 Geo. II., c. 34) bans “roulet, or roly-poly” (see Roulette).

1777

France, December 12: Parliament reiterates the ban on Hazard and also bans la belle.^{A (p. 272)}