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List Of Games Prohibited In Austria-Hungary
In 1904, the Imperial and Royal Ministry of Justice ('' k. u. k. Justizministerium'') published the following list of games prohibited in Austria-Hungary. It was expanded by the state of Austria in 1933, was exemplary in Austria for many years and now represents a culturally and historically interesting list of the sort of gambling that was popular at that time. It is particularly noteworthy that there are also some bowling and billiard games on this list, which today are regarded more as games of skill. List of prohibited games (1904) On 30 June 1904 a law was passed by the Ministry of Justice of the Empire of Austria-Hungary which designated the following games as "prohibited games": # Pharao # Paschen (dice game) # Einundzwanzig (Twenty-One) and the similar Halbzwölf # Zwicken (also Labet, Tippen, Pochen) and its variant, Kleinpréférence # Angehen (also called Frische Vier) # Bakkarat (Makao) # Tartel with open Terzen # Kartentombola (also Grüne Wiese) # Stoß ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after its defeat in the First World War. Austria-Hungary was ruled by the House of Habsburg and constituted the last phase in the constitutional evolution of the Habsburg monarchy. It was a multinational state and one of Europe's major powers at the time. Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire, at and the third-most populous (after Russia and the German Empire). The Empire built up the fourth-largest machine building industry in the world, after the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Austria-Hungary also became the world's third-largest manufacturer and exporter of electric home appliances, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
