The aforesaid discussion yields the following results: (1) Under the common law of England a contract of wager is valid and therefore both the primary contract as well as the collateral agreement in respect thereof are enforceable; (2) after the enactment of the Gaming Act, 1845, a wager is made void but not illegal in the sense of being forbidden by law, and thereafter a primary agreement of wager is void but a collateral agreement is enforceable; (3) there was a conflict on the question whether the second part of section 18 of the Gaming Act, 1845, would cover a case for the recovery of money or valuable thing alleged to be won upon (1) (2) 432 any wager under a substituted contract between the same parties: the House of Lords in Hill 's Case,(1) had finally resolved the conflict by holding that such a claim was not sustainable whether it was made under the original contract of wager between the parties or under a substituted agreement between them; (4) under the Gaming Act, 1892, in view of its wide and comprehensive phraseology, even collateral contracts, including partnership agreements, are not enforceable; (5) section 30 of the is based upon the provisions of section 18 of the Gaming Act, 1845, and though a wager is void and unenforceable, it is not forbidden by law and therefore the object of a collateral agreement is not unlawful under section 23 of the Contract Act; and (6) partnership being an agreement within the meaning of section 23 of the , it is not unlawful, though its object is to carry on wagering transactions.