An old Taiwan County Gazetteer states that there were countless varieties of wagering, and that young and old alike knew the rules to all of them. It was a common sight in the marketplace to see ne'er-do-wells gaming in the street, with the losers reduced to thievery just to get the money to go home. Eventually the government had to ban gambling, and only then did the fad fade.
《台灣縣志》裡也形容，台灣的賭具五花八門，老幼都懂得怎麼玩，市井上常見一些無賴漢聚在街角就賭起來了，最後連回家的錢都輸光，只好行偷行搶，後來官府嚴禁，賭風才稍歇。