Title: 19th Century Dyed Red Ivory Game Chip Box
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19th Century Dyed Red Ivory Game Chip Box. Old Handmade Gambling Ivory Chips. The picture shows a view of storing or holding many ivory game chips. Old 19th Century Shut the Box - Played for centuries by sailors and fishermen in the pubs. All to enjoy. Roll the dice and lay down any combination of tiles to match your roll. Keep on rolling until you can't match the remaining tiles; if you lay down all the tiles you've 'shut the box' and won. This is a classic Coffee Table Game. Ideal for coffee table gaming year round.
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Gambling has an economic definition, referring to wagering money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Typically, the outcome of the wager is evident within a short period of time.
