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Goreans bet on the outcomes of kaissa matches, not only at the great fairs or the city championships, but in the alleys, squares, taverns, and streets. - (Quarry of Gor, Chapter 30, Sentence #99)

Before proceeding, I think some expository remarks might be in order, in the light of which certain matters to follow may be better comprehended. Many Goreans, like those of my former world, are fond of gambling, and this penchant for risk and effortless profit, with its excitements and uncertainty, takes many forms. There is little on which one cannot bet, the turning of cards and the fates of small, marked stones, the trickle of rain drops down a polished shield, the number of petals on a dina or talendar. Goreans bet on the outcomes of kaissa matches, not only at the great fairs or the city championships, but in the alleys, squares, taverns, and streets. What play, what declamation, what dance, what song, what song drama will be awarded a city's prize, a golden tripod and its sack of coins? Who is most skilled with the bow, the peasant bow or the riflelike crossbow, or the casting of darts or javelins? And races are popular, those of slaves, male and female, of the lofty kaiila, of tharlarion of various sorts, four-legged and two-legged, ponderous and fleet, and of the broad-winged, fierce, mighty tarns. Breeding lines are often kept in such matters. Breeding fees for champion animals can be exorbitant. - (Quarry of Gor, Chapter 30)