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- # CHAPTER LXXIII. NIGHT AND DAY GAMBLING IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ) by Herman Melville, titled "CHAPTER LXXIII. NIGHT AND DAY GAMBLING IN A MAN-OF-WAR." It discusses the prevalence and nature of gambling among sailors aboard the Neversink. The chapter is located between lines 11673 and 11853 of the source file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY).
## Context
The chapter is part of the larger collection [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW). It is preceded by [CHAPTER LXXII](arke:01KG8AJVA5SMZ8S3QW279SSFPM) and followed by [CHAPTER LXXIV](arke:01KG8AJV9WHZ6H7HPK30XSCB8R) in the novel's sequence.
## Contents
The chapter contains an introduction and two subsections: "Night Gambling" and "Day Gambling". The introduction describes how checkers was permitted, but other forms of gambling were prohibited on the ship. "Night Gambling" details the clandestine nature of gambling on the berth-deck at night, the role of the master-at-arms and corporals (Leggs and Pounce) in policing the area, and the methods sailors used to evade detection. "Day Gambling" further explores the topic of gambling during daylight hours on the ship.
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