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'''Gambling''' was the act of wagering against odds in order to profit. This often took the form of games. | '''Gambling''' was the act of wagering against odds in order to profit. This often took the form of games. | ||
In the [[Imperial Palace]] in [[Peking]], the [[First Doctor]] wagered on a game of [[backgammon]] with [[Kublai Khan]]. After winning half of [[Asia]], | In the [[Imperial Palace]] in [[Peking]], the [[First Doctor]] wagered on a game of [[backgammon]] with [[Kublai Khan]]. After winning half of [[Asia]], he wagered it all for the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] and lost. ([[TV]]: "[[Assassin at Peking]]") | ||
In [[Chicago]], the First Doctor gambled away the TARDIS again, this time in a game of [[Playing card|cards]] with a [[businessman]] named [[Buchanan]]. He did, however, win a [[purple]] [[Oldsmobile 88]] in another game. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mother Road]]'') | In [[Chicago]], the First Doctor gambled away the TARDIS again, this time in a game of [[Playing card|cards]] with a [[businessman]] named [[Buchanan]]. He did, however, win a [[purple]] [[Oldsmobile 88]] in another game. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mother Road]]'') | ||
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In [[Venice]], [[Duke]] [[Orsino]] gambled away [[Estella]] in a game of cards. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stones of Venice]]'') | In [[Venice]], [[Duke]] [[Orsino]] gambled away [[Estella]] in a game of cards. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stones of Venice]]'') | ||
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Gambling was the act of wagering against odds in order to profit. This often took the form of games.
In the Imperial Palace in Peking, the First Doctor wagered on a game of backgammon with Kublai Khan. After winning half of Asia, he wagered it all for the TARDIS and lost. (TV: "Assassin at Peking")
In Chicago, the First Doctor gambled away the TARDIS again, this time in a game of cards with a businessman named Buchanan. He did, however, win a purple Oldsmobile 88 in another game. (PROSE: The Mother Road)
In the Last Chance Saloon, Seth Harper, Ike Clanton and Phineas Clanton wagered on a game of cards while waiting for the appearance of Doc Holliday. (TV: The Gunfighters)
In Venice, Duke Orsino gambled away Estella in a game of cards. (AUDIO: The Stones of Venice)