In 1904, the Imperial and Royal Ministry of Justice ('' k. u. k. Justizministerium'') published the following list of games prohibited in

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. It was expanded by the state of

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in 1933, was exemplary in Austria for many years and now represents a culturally and historically interesting list of the sort of

gambling Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three el ...

that was popular at that time. It is particularly noteworthy that there are also some

bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though ...

and billiard games on this list, which today are regarded more as

games of skill A game of skill or game of wits is a game where the outcome is determined mainly by mental or physical skill, rather than chance. Alternatively, a game of chance is one where its outcome is strongly influenced by some randomizing device, such ...

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": #

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# Paschen (dice game) # Einundzwanzig (Twenty-One) and the similar Halbzwölf #

Zwicken Zwicken is an old Austrian and Germany, German card game for 4 to 6 players, which is usually played for small stakes and makes a good party game. It is one of the Rams group of card games characterised by allowing players to drop out of the curre ...

(also

Labet Tippen, also known as Dreiblatt, Dreikart, Drei Karten, Dreekort, Kleinpréférence or Labet, is an historical German 3-card, plain-trick game which was popular as a gambling game for three or more players. The Danish version of the game was known ...

Tippen Tippen, also known as Dreiblatt, Dreikart, Drei Karten, Dreekort, Kleinpréférence or Labet, is an historical Germany, German 3-card, plain-trick game which was popular as a gambling game for three or more players. The Danish version of the game w ...

, Pochen) and its variant, Kleinpréférence # Angehen (also called Frische Vier) # Bakkarat (

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) # Tartel with open Terzen # Kartentombola (also Grüne Wiese) # Stoß (Naschi-Waschi, also Meine Tante – Deine Tante) #

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# Färbeln #

Roulette Roulette is a casino game named after the French word meaning ''little wheel'' which was likely developed from the Italian game Biribi''.'' In the game, a player may choose to place a bet on a single number, various groupings of numbers, the ...

and the similar Wettrennspiel # Booky or Sixer Domino # Polnische Bank (Panczok,

Mauscheln Mauscheln, also Maus or Vierblatt, is a gambling card game that resembles Tippen, which is commonly played in Germany and the countries of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire. Background Origin of the name The name Mauscheln means something like ...

) # Farbenbank # Stoßpudelspiel # Lampeln # Die heilige Wahrheit or Herzaß # Bauernschreck or "The Red One Wins" (''die Rote gewinnt'') # the

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game of Halbzwölf # the skittles game of Schanzeln The following were also classed as prohibited games: Chemin de fer, Rouge et noir,

Trente et quarante Trente et Quarante (Thirty and Forty), also called Rouge et Noir (Red and Black), is a 17th-century gambling card game of French origin played with cards and a special table. It is rarely found in US casinos, but still very popular in Continenta ...

, Trente et un, Vingt et un, Feuer, Belle (with boards and numbers), Billardquartscheiben,

Biribi Biribi, biribissi (in Italian), or cavagnole (in French), was an Italian game of chance similar to roulette, played for low stakes, that was banned in 1837. It was played on a board on which the numbers 1 to 70 are marked. The players put their ...

Cavagnole Biribi, biribissi (in Italian), or cavagnole (in French), was an Italian game of chance similar to roulette, played for low stakes, that was banned in 1837. It was played on a board on which the numbers 1 to 70 are marked. The players put their ...

, Elf hoch (with 3 dice), Esperanz (with 2 dice), Fräulein Tini, Häufeln, Grad – Ungrad, Kreiselspiel or Diplomat (with 9 skittles and a spinning top).

List of prohibited games (1933)

On 2 January 1933, Austria confirmed and extended the list of banned games as follows:Verordnung vom 2. Jänner 1933 auf Grund des Art. III des Gesetzes vom 15. Juni 1920, St.G.Bl. Nr. 286. (The changes from the 1904 list are shown in ''italics''.) #

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s # Einundzwanzig and the similar Halbzwölf #

(also

, Pochen, ''

Dreiblatt Tippen, also known as Dreiblatt, Dreikart, Drei Karten, Dreekort, Kleinpréférence or Labet, is an historical German 3-card, plain-trick game which was popular as a gambling game for three or more players. The Danish version of the game was known ...

'') and its variant, Kleinpreference # Angehen ( frische Vier) # Bakkarat (

) #

Tartl Tatteln, also called Franzefuß and Därde, is an historical card game for two players that is played with a pack of 32 French or German playing cards.Ulmann (1890), p. 187–189. The rules resemble those of Piquet and Mariage ( Sixty-six), and Da ...

with open Terzen # Kartentombola (also grüne Wiese) ''and its variant " Gottes Segen bei Kohn"'' # Stoß ( Naschi-Waschi, also Meine Tante – Deine Tante) #

# Färbeln # Roulette and ''all roulette-like games, especially Pferdchen – or Wettrennspiel, Dreikugelspiel, Deltaspiel, Uranusspiel, Troulaspiel, Kartenroulette, Astroulette, Germaniaspiel, Spiralospiel, Habilisspiel, Beobaspiel, Pedegespiel, Hansaspiel, Atlantikspiel, Roulyspiel, Visiblaspiel, Bäderspiel, Ballaspiel and Laboulespiel'' # Booky or Sixer Domino # Polnische Bank (Panczok, ''Wick'',

) # Farbenbank # Stoßpudelspiel # Lampeln # Die heilige Wahrheit or Herzas # "The Red One Wins", also called Kümmelblättchen # '' Jouettespiel'' # '' Glücksrad'' # ''Balanceleiterspiel'' # ''Games with gaming machines, unless they have a certificate issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance that the activity constitutes a game of skill.''

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