Abstract
ed in the Bible when casting of the lot determined important issues. In Roman times raffles were a frequent form of amusement. The feudal princes and merchants of Europe first saw in them a source of profit as well as pleasure, and the French early adopted these games as an integral part of their fiscal structure. England followed suit, and in 1566 Queen Elizabeth used this means to secure funds for repairing her country's harbors. Of special interest are the drawings held' by the Virginia Company of London in 1612 to finance the Jamestown settlement.2
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