Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Tables xi
5. About the Series xiii
6. Acknowledgments xv
7. A Note on Brazilian Currency and Orthography xix
8. Introduction 1
9. 1. Origins of the Jogo do Bicho 27
10. 2. The Rules of the Game 69
11. 3. An Underworld of Goods 101
12. 4. Playing with Money in Republican Rio de Janeiro 141
13. 5. Lives of the Players 165
14. 6. Vale o Escrito 205
15. Epilogue 253
16. Notes 269
17. Glossary of Portuguese Terms 313
18. Bibliography 315
19. Index 339