The World of Courtesans c9.27

c9.27

In another place the *Vasudeva Hindi* refers to gambling for very high stakes In the gambling hall rich men, ministers, caravan masters, superintendents of police and army officers assembled to gamble. Vasudeva staked his ring valued at a hundred thousand. The stakes varied from a hundred thousand to a crore, but five hundred was the lowest stake. The gamblers doubled or trebled the stake after losing. In the end an account was drawn up and the gains and losses of the gamblers were calculated.