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Ancient Stakes Trail

Two Old Towns, One Vanished Trade

Walk the streets where Georgetown and Malacca's licensed gambling houses once stood — a route builder, not a museum.

Two UNESCO towns, one shared past

Both cities carried the same Straits Settlements-era system of licensed gambling houses under revenue farming (see our sister project on that system). This site turns that history into a walkable route.

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Head to the route builder to pick a city and build your walk.