Progressive whist is considered to be a game of chance, presumably largely because the partners are shuffled as well as the cards.
Its second purpose is to make legal small card games, particularly the whist drive.
People have told me they are sick and tired of getting up whist drives to pay for their children's education.
There have been a number of judicial decisions to the effect that whist drives held under certain conditions are unlawful.
The questions raised now are, is it desirable to legalise small whist drives, and.
The object of the exercise is that there should be a number of small whist drives which are held all over, say, the county.
It is an exception primarily to assist the holding of whist drives, and as such, it is an exception to the present law.
It used to be pontoon and solo whist and games of that kind.
