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The *royal baccarat scandal </wiki/Royal_baccarat_scandal>* was a
British gambling scandal of the late 19th century involving the Prince
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During Edward's stay, Lieutenant Colonel
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signing a document that stated he would never play cards again, in
exchange for the silence of the guests. The secret was not kept for
long, and Gordon-Cumming demanded a retraction from the Wilson family,
whom he considered to blame for divulging the news. They refused and he
sued for slander. The atmosphere at trial in June 1891 was described as
being like a theatre. Edward was called as a witness, the first time the
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