Topic: History of Gambling From Ancient Times to the Digital Age (Read 498 times)

The gambling had different opinion in different places based on the people.If you ask the people from the developed countries,they will praise the gambling like gambling was the boon to them.Because gambling may entertain them at the stressed life.If you ask the same with the person who loss the money and from the developing country,they will blame the gambling as their bad luck.So the same gambling had their own different opinion,the way of taking the gambling is the reason for the different opinion.If you had free money use that money in the gambling and get entertain yourself from the gambling.

Yes, I could say that now times have changed a lot, as you say, many who are minors want to know what the casino world is like, how they can play and win, how some try to find out and win enough. money, then all these types of things are what we can see as good at a certain point, bonuses are offered, contests are offered, they are very different things from what physical casinos do not offer us, in a physical casino, what What is done is to exchange the money for chips, the most valuable thing is the chips and what you want to win are the chips so in this sense the only thing that can be had perhaps as an advantage for some, disadvantages for others, when we see that Online casino bonuses are liked by players because it increases their initial balance. I don't know if it can be seen as something good, I think that in my personal opinion it is not like that, on the contrary, it makes me more stressed, because between The more the balance, the more it becomes a big game, so it is difficult for some players to play intelligently to win money and not play for fun or play to increase the money and do it badly, in a physical casino the money that was exchanged is bet, Win or lose and there is no type of bonuses, no wager or anything, there it is just with the person's balance and that's it.

I think that if a casino takes the same options and opportunities that are given in a physical casino, or its same rules, they do much better, because a person or a new player can take a bonus, but when they realize that it is so difficult If you want to do everything to be able to make a withdrawal, it's not the idea, you would be disappointed, because what every player thinks is, if I have 100usd and if I win 250 in the casino I want and can withdraw those 250usd, just without problems or anything , as is done in a traditional casino where the only thing they can lose is the identification document, nothing more, on the other hand, the online casino asks for many more things.

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We have to understand something, for every society in which it is, when it comes to casino, sometimes this activity is not very seen, but generally I think that the game is for hobbyists, for people who have nothing to do, for people who They have a lot of money, for people who the only thing they do is play and play for themselves and throw the money away, what society does not understand is that each person is the owner of their actions, that yes, addicts exist, it is something that does not exist. It can be avoided, each addict is responsible for his own addiction because he knows very well that games of chance are dangerous in themselves, if he does not know how to control himself he can fall into addiction, I have heard that people bet their money and cannot maintain their sense. bet, and eventually they lose everything there, so this type of thing should not be done, you have to avoid reaching that turning point because it is so dangerous just to play, it is difficult when something like that happens.

In society in general they think that the only good Standards are what they accept and record as good, nothing more, there is no option but to comply with them, if there is a person who does something different that is already bad, it is not well seen. that things can get out of control, so in this order of ideas, things can be good for some and very bad for others, in the particular case of each person, what I recommend or advise is that they first be people who do it happy to be in a casino and play, then let them do it, because I have not heard that Someone who plays in a casino harms another person, if a person feels that they are being talked down to for being in a casino, then that It matters, you cannot control people's languages, if a person is happy doing something , but Society is not , then let him do it, society is not concerned if he needs a market or something and gives it to him, he will pay for services, Whatever it is, these types of things are what we should do , the game in Society is not Accepted, what does it matter, if we like it, then we Should do it.

People want ease in this digital age, which is why casinos are quickly switching from physical locations to online ones. Although, let's not forget that the bright graphics and huge selection of games at online casinos can make us forget that we've actually lost money. Young people who have never been to a real casino may not really understand what's at stake, which is a troublesome situation

Furthermore, I agree that AI can help solve user issues, but to say that these are just "common problems" is not accurate. Are we avoiding the risks, like gambling addiction and losing money?

Not even to mention how tempting VIP perks and rewards are. Although it's great marketing, it's really just a sneaky way to get people to stake more and spend more. Any casino, online or off, has one goal: to make money

You are right because I get different information about gambling in different places. As somewhere it is said that gambling was first invented in China. somewhere is it said in Italy and somewhere is it called ancient Egypt. Though there are different opinions on such matters, the main point is that gambling was invented as a form of entertainment, but besides that, it has now become a part of the economy, which has led to the rise of the gambling industry in the world. Here the responsibility of a gambler must be taken by himself. Shouldn't gamble for getting more profit with out control. It should be considered as a platform for enjoyment rather than profit. Some can gamble that is his  own responsibility.

Agree with you mate and yes I the past decades or century many traditional games that still operated but when the times flies so fast and now we are in new Era which is we can not deny the fact that there are a lot of modern activities nowadays and even  gambling cause of high technology gambler has a chance to play a game even though in a room or in the office cause there are many online casino out there.

To be honest I like to read about the history of gambling from ancient times starting from Greece, China and to ancient Egypt and to the growth of gambling now and at this time digital / technological that we feel today (online casino), I'm sure the history you mentioned in the thread, maybe I've read it and so on, what's certain is that gambling from the ancient era to the present is a very different comparison.

However, even though I like reading the history of the Kono way of gambling, there is one thing I have read that is most interesting about discoveries made by archaeological excavations, where they found several boards recording the value of gambling counts and bones. After examining it, it turned out that in the BC era, Egyptians liked to gamble by throwing astragali, which was done with sheep or dog bones, In other archaeological research, it is also said that in ancient Greece, gambling was not only carried out by the human race, the gods also gambled.

For example the history of the god of gambling and what I have read.

From the history that I have read, it seems that gambling from the ancient Greek era to the digital era like today, if you pay attention, maybe gambling in the past was very professional and interesting if done, natural and fun.

But regards gambling, history shows the exactly opposite. Thousands of years have passed, technology has evolved, cultures and traditions have changed, ideas and concepts have been recycled, but gambling is still here and have always been, doesn't matter how many changes happened meanwhile in every other aspects of human society.

It's like it's part of human biological heritage, since it triggers strong emotions on most of us. We can't make it disappear or fight it back. We simply feel the thrill and excitment and all we can do is to manage those emotions to not be harmful for us. That is where rationality and wisdom take place.

I don't know if I'm going to be glad or sad about this. But what I know is that the advancement and development of such things like gambling means that we are moving forward, and by this means the traditional way was being left behind and it happens in everything not just in gambling. This is sad but it's true. Time will come that the old practices will not be practiced anymore because we are fast-advancing. With these, the best thing that we can do is to still recognize the roots and history of gambling, because in this way we can still acknowledge the origin of gambling and how it was invented.

The development of the digital casino from the physical form to the online form has made many people see the ease of playing gambling. Many of them have switched to the online form or are familiar with the online form and have never visited a physical casino at all. They see that this online form makes it easy for those who want to gamble without visiting a physical casino. That can pose a problem for those who are not old enough because people at a young age can be very curious to know what a physical casino is like. Online casinos have brought gambling to a better level than before, especially with all the gambling games where gamblers are free to choose the games they want as long as they have money. Another improvement from casinos is that they now use AI to help solve user problems. However, this still needs to be developed further because the answers given are about common problems that occur to their users.

Casinos try to attract more people to visit their premises by using various methods that have been successful so far so that more people end up becoming permanent members. They are interested in visiting casinos that often provide bonuses or prizes or launch various other interesting promotions so they can enjoy the prizes. Interestingly, many casinos provide VIP facilities that are very different from other members, where various bonuses are waiting for them if their members can reach VIP. And that is a form of casino concern for its members so that the casino can have a lot of members.

Gambling has been around for centuries, and throughout this time, there have been a lot of changes made to it. People used to have different games and ways of gambling in ancient times. There weren't cards or slot machines or any other modern games that we have right now, I wonder what kind of games they used to have back in the days for gambling, and those games must have varied for each region since every civilization has had different cultural backgrounds.

However, the recent change in the form of cryptocurrencies has surely changed the face of gambling forever because people were never able to gamble so easily with traditional online casino platforms and the fiat and centralized payment systems which would take hours and days for a payment to get approved.

You are absolutely right, for that part is that when we enter a casino we see some improvements, and we can realize that things can be different, it is true, we are used to seeing a casino model and other models that can being quite good when it comes to technology and improvements, when we talk about casinos that focus on AI, we can realize that it is something else, just the change that says AI is something that many people like, but often not Have we been in the presence of AI and have not detected it? Not only in casinos, in sex exchanges, some used bots in an impressive way to make believe that they have a lot of traffic, and that was something that we saw that they had very active people, traders who were at the forefront and who were looking for constant profits, then All this sum of things were improving and becoming AI, which is obviously the one that now dominates in many aspects, when we enter any platform, be they casinos or not, we see that sometimes the first support when we need it is given to an AI, yes They see that the AI cannot give the adequate answers, they escalate it to someone else who can solve the problem, but in the first instance it is what we know and interact with, that is what defines us as users of casinos, games, and excavations , all that is what we should see.

The influence of casinos currently attracts the attention of many, because as soon as one sees bonuses, which are for other things, that attracts attention, I personally have seen that many traditional casinos do not have bonuses, but rather they are there change the money for tokens and that's it, if the tokens increase obviously you have more money, otherwise you don't, so these types of things are what we must see very carefully before making any movement related to crypto and online casinos, the Technology always makes things look better, but you still have to be very careful when operating.

That's one caveat. But in exchange for the freedom to play without an intermediary taking away at your prize winnings? yes please. People have downplayed the right to freedom in exchange for "less risk" when things were arguably so much better back then. Gambling without intermediaries and all the benefits is just so much better by a longshot than having someone take away at your money and sometimes even sell your info. This is why crypto gambling/blockchain gambling is becoming a serious aspirations of some pioneers in the industry. They wanted to make this into a real thing where people can once again gamble on a single platform without the shackles of control.

Well, as we move further into the future, traditional gambling games and establishments seem to fade away and new games and establishments and mostly online industries have taken over most gamblers these days prefer new games and platforms instead of old establishments and games for their gambling activities. The reason for that is the trends of today's era and the ease of access for gamblers that has been made simple by online gambling platforms.

Most of us don't even know what games people in old times used to play for gambling because they hardly continued after some time as people started to develop and come up with new gambling games and those who played those almost forgot about the previous games that they used to play.

well, if it's just a cash game, why do they ban it so much? I know being too addicted to gambling is not a good thing but also to make adult entertainment games interesting enough. i understand some think this is a crime. but if it is controlled I'm sure, it will actually be good for us because we can try it without getting addicted.

Irregular gambling has to be far more ancient then these examples, one off bets and wagers vs odds not especially outlined before the game.  Thats as old games itself I think.  The more regulated formal game with the tokens instead of money is something I believe did come with the Greek, Roman or similar empires as a form of leisure.  The regular amount of time spare to play the game and take the gamble became an industry in itself.  If you have regular rules then you have people who train to beat and perform best within those rules like sport, this is more modern type of gambling recognizable as what we have today.

Interesting history, yes it should be just a game, but they put money into each game, this makes gambling more intriguing and makes people want to try it. I'm sure this game was originally for entertainment. but entertainment will be much more interesting if there is money in it. but what I'm confused about is why some people now hate gamblers even though they use their own money to gamble.

And from year to year, the development of gambling is increasing rapidly, especially with the inventions in the field of technology that make gambling more attractive. This makes many people even more curious about this form of gambling because before technology was as advanced as it is now, they only gambled in places near their environment. But with technology, they can gamble using only their devices and from anywhere. Technology does make things easier for them, including those who want to gamble from home. Perhaps, In the future, there will be discoveries that are more advanced and different than the current ones, which may happen in the next few years. This is proof that human civilization will become even more advanced.

Addiction or any mental illness is not something of today, it is like the theme of homosexuality is something of modern times, for example, so addiction is not something of ours time only, they are always there latent, people become addicted to what exists and it becomes daily and they have access to it, people addicted to games did not appear with technology, surely since time immemorial addicts, they have been there: to games, to drink, to sex, to what corresponds to each era in the history that is lived.

So it is not uncommon for some men in another era to have lost their sheep, their hut or their spear for betting uncontrollably. 

Well, the first money were used from about 1000 BC in China ...were small tokens were created in bronze. The Mesopotamian shekel were seen as the first currency, where they stamped Gold coins to pay their soldiers.  

The first record of playing cards were made in China, where they used wooden tiles as part of some kind of Lottery game that later evolved into card games like Poker. I think people might have gambled earlier than that in some kind of form, but evidence of that might have been destroyed over time.

It is very interesting to see the history of gambling from various perspectives which proves that gambling has been around for a long time in human civilization. Technological developments like now have also made gambling change a lot and the games are more numerous and varied and access is also much easier than before. Especially since the development of crypto, the world of gambling has experienced innovation which allows people to play and make deposits/withdrawals securely using their digital wallet. All of these things prove that no matter how advanced human civilization is, gambling will continue to follow and be part of providing entertainment to the community.

Since we are gamblers, at least we should be aware about how gambling started and how were gambling in the ancient times. But because of modern technology, gambling scenarios started to change. Before, betting using precious stones and animals were actually observed but if ever these type of gambling still exist these days, probably those were the unmodernized countries that were not completely affected with modern technology.

Maybe, but I don't think so as we are already in a new era and gambling innovations.
Well, we can say that ancient people were innovative enough about how they started gambling before but seem to know that new technology has become more advantageous. It is to know that gambling these days is not just for fun but for money and many people got addicted to this unlike before and why? It is because it is easy for us now to gamble, in fact, we can do it in our homes as online gambling is available which is quite to say that we are given the chance to gamble anytime and anywhere unlike before.

I still don't understand what happened and what caused the players' tastes to change in such a drastic way, because mainly we who believe that we have been in the world of gamblin for some time, well we have some experience with it. 'poker, I don't consider myself an expert because I only play a little, but I like it. For me, poker is one of the oldest games that, if played in a tournament, arouses a lot of emotions and apart from that, there are many professionals in this game, I like it and it will always keep me, I don't know if at that time those who were most active in poker was because the casinos focused more on that game, and well, when there is a greater tendency for alo, well, that's where everything should go, and On the other hand, with the other ways of doing things, for example, the platforms to play poker were gradually disappearing, the tournaments were being diluted and things were dying, only the poker that is in the casinos of the person vs. casino remained, Honestly, it doesn't really attract my attention. You think that playing poker like this reduces the chance of winning much more than doing it in PVP mode.

Let us think that when things were diluted with poker, those players who were always active resorted to playing slot machines to be able to do something and entertain themselves, so that they could give valid results and could have an experience close to the emotion and adrenaline that the poker is generated, because slots are games that are very exciting before, and if one concentrates on playing slots things can be feasible if you win, although it is a stupid change, because poker applies a lot everything related to theory, to the strategies that do work, and on the other hand with the slot machines, in the straagamoendas it is held that applying strategy is when making a strong bet, appealing to the good luck that you have at the moment, because otherwise it will be a hopeless case if the things are done wrong, just as there are people who win a lot in slots, there are others who are left with nothing losing everything.

I will not also agree with op or from the link he got those from and no doubt that he has done a good background on gambling exposing various histories and kinds of gambling from different geographical locations that were covered. So what about those regions that had their own "crude" ways that they gambled at different level?

In Africa for example, they had their own ways of gambling which perhaps have not been recorded as at the time they started existing. Africa had a way of life that was sufficiently robust and all encompassing and satisfying their socio political well being but most of the things recorded in Africa was as a result of the missionaries expedition visit to Africa that opened Africa to the scrabbling of it (Africa). So there are gambling games that have existed even till this time that are not in casinos.

It's really interesting, I've never seen a topic on here talking about the history of gambling and to be honest it's always good to know exactly how gambling started in our world since we are into gambling.

I think there's still a part of the world that has known about gambling for many years and uses other valuables stuffs not necessarily money but also others like precious stones or even animals like sheep or goats.

In many ways, it's both a weird and wonderful journey from the launch of Bitcoin until 1000's of sites dedicated to this topic. A timeline and brief history from Satoshi dice - the first bitcoin casino - until today can be found at https://www.cryptolists.com/learn/bitcoin-casino-history/.

If gambling is used for entertainment, I think the reward for the winner should be something else. Money should not be used as a reward. Today's casinos are made to make money, and there will be no playground for entertainment.
If gambling today were an entertaining game, we would have seen the smiles of players when they lost as well as won. What we see is that when a player falls into it, they will become an addict. It causes a lot of trouble and sadness in their lives.

Slots and Poker are eternal gambling games that will never disappear and continue to keep up with the times. I mostly play Slots just for fun with a few pennies so I don't worry about losing. Now slot games are very diverse with various themes and rules and different ways of playing. The more diverse and make players more addicted. Modern times like today are an era where the world of online casinos is growing rapidly. Many online casinos thrive by providing a wide range of sports betting and games and more. You just need to choose which one is the best and guaranteed.

China has a lot of distinction on so many things and gambling is one of the distinctions that prove that many things originate in China.
Gambling in other words is taking a chance It is inherent in us, we are attracted to it even if there are no sources of gambling around us we will eventually discover it.
what you post are recorded because of discovery by historians but there may be other forms of gambling and other places where gambling is popular in different forms.
Gambling now in a digital age is easy to access anywhere you are and you don't even have to expose yourself just to gamble in fact we never know if a person is an addict until he admits that he is.

All these games are well known but we see that the modern time gets the most used game and most successful game of every casino which is slot machines.The slots are only created in the late 80-s and I mean the modern ones as before we may had classic versions with not many options.Since then though slots have taken the gambling world by storm and still continues to do so,if we see the slot providers they provide 2-3 new games weekly.In old and ancient times people were limited yet they were creative in creating all these games which for me I only find them nostalgic as I don't play any of them except a form of poker which is Texas Holdem poker.

Yes, it's true that every gambling game always has its own history, from the past until now, of course it was only created to give pleasure to the players, whether it's traditional gambling games in each particular region in each country or other gambling games. Until now, technology makes it easy for gamblers. can access and gamble anywhere, anytime, just in a hand like a cell phone.

But what we see now is that people forget that the purpose of casinos and gambling is only created to have fun, not to make money or be used as a place as a source of income, that's why a lot of gambling has changed a little now, it's more synonymous with making money, not for having fun. I'm happy to see the development of gambling so that now it's easier for me to gamble using my cell phone, unlike before, I had to gamble physically, it's easier for the local police to break it up.

This technology has changed the face of online gambling because, with the existence of crypto, it is even easier for people to play gambling, where now they can use crypto without having to deposit money directly from their accounts. With crypto casinos, they can play anonymously even though now it may not be as easy as it used to be to hide one's identity when playing gambling because of requests from casinos for gamblers to do KYC. But this blockchain technology is extraordinary because it can completely change online casinos, and people can get a new experience in gambling in crypto casinos.

Technology will continue to advance from year to year. Especially now that there has started to be a wave of AI everywhere, including in the world of business and gambling, gamblers want to try this AI technology to beat the casinos. But no matter how hard the gamblers try, they will still find it difficult to beat the casino because the casino owns the business and will not let the gamblers win easily. There may be gamblers who can win but more gamblers who lose, so the casino will still get more money. And even though AI technology will develop more advanced than now, casinos will also definitely apply the technology so that it will be more interesting.

Gambling history of countries worldwide is different from the moment it was born. We simply understand that gambling is easy to form. Each custom and each country will create various gambling regulations. We should realize Gambling is simply a game that anyone can play. For example, something as simple as predicting blue or red is also gambling. Today, the digital age helps players gradually find more similarities in gambling. I believe that as society develops more and more, countries will gather together a gambling game formed by the players themselves. Sometimes, remote places still preserve their country's traditional gambling games.

Well, we have cockfighting it dates back to 500 bc

It's popular in many countries in Asia there are many cockpit arenas where people bet for cocks, there was also an online version of this ancient form of gambling some gambling games evolved to fit a new generation and there are gambling games that stay on even for centuries because they are still appealing in every generation, but what is sure of, gambling is here to stay its part of our human evolution they also evolve like mankind.

That's probably true, every country or civilization must have had their own ways of gambling when gambling was first started, people must have found ways to make bets using things that were valuable to them in order to win something on top of it. It must have been done in the form of some physical game or maybe by flipping a stone or something, we don't know, but as you said, I'm pretty sure that the origin of gambling from every region must be different.

However, we've come a very long way since then, the difference between gambling and its forms has now become the same for almost every corner of the world. You can barely find any traditional gambling games that are still operational in any part of the world, even if you can, it's very rare.

Yes, in fact technology has done its part in what corresponds to casinos, and I think that much is due to the fact that bitcoin was born and gave life to many things, for me bitcoin and thanks to bitcoin is that we can have all these things, in the casino, in acer trading, all this is thanks to Blockchain technology, to bitcoin and obviously to the main cryptocurrencies that have been booming, due to this the additional technology that has been created to maintain a business model As the casinos are a fundamental part so that they can continue looking for the improvement in terms of the fun of all, it is necessary to remember that the fun in a casino is considered for adults, that is to say, adult fun and that should be taken into consideration, when we We think that casinos can do their part in technology, the online casino and even the casinos that are in physical mode are always updating because the improvements must always come and manifest themselves so that they can continue, this is something that we all know and know. very well that can happen.


The technology has continued to advance and we can now say that things when it comes to casinos are going in other ways, and now the casinos must take stronger measures, for example the AI, which is something that is dominating a lot, Both for casinos to protect themselves in their security, and for some players who try every day to program AI robots to be able to beat a casino system, I don't know to what extent this is going to happen, but I am sure that it will be very disappointing for them. to go around, there are some players who can always put their algorithms to work and when they are not looking for a total ban of their casino account, but somehow they have to do the tests, then this increases the security in the casinos, because they will hire a lot of experts from AI so that they do not suffer these possible attacks, and it has had such a stir that it is now considered a fashion, where everyone wants to handle the AI and learn from the AI, some to program AI.

It's incredible how betting started in very ancient times, I didn't do research to find out more about it, but based on the many movies I've watched, in Roman times, they organized fights and people bet on which fighters they thought that they would win the fights, the most unbelievable thing is that the fights of those times end with a lot of blood and death, times passed but men did not stop fighting and betting on these fights, the fights evolved to a level where the fighters did not needed to fight to the death and many rules were established

the level of bets also evolves and the old-fashioned method without much transparency that was used in the past is no longer used and modern methods are used in which each person can see how much he can win in case of victory, also in the same event people have more markets to bet on, fights evolved to a point where companies started sponsoring fights and fighters, that is, gambling became an industry that in the past was not very well regarded due to the barbarity in that people bet, like when they posted her in slave fights to the death and people celebrated that, those were things that happened many years ago

today gambling is completely different, fighters are not slaves, they chose to fight, they are professional athletes who fight by rules and there are no more things like fights to the death. So, the evolution that gambling has had is something very visible, but it is still something unbelievable, because we are talking about things that started many, long years ago and that still exist today but in a much improved version, so I ask myself : what will gambling be like 100 years from now with this rapidly advancing technology? Will we see people fighting or will we see robots fighting and people betting on the robots fighting?

Now that we've brought up the switch from poker to slots, is it possible that this development is due to slots' simpler setup in online formats? You have to deal cards, have numerous players, assure fair play; poker is complicated, I tell you! Slots? What a switch-like experience, man. They are quick and simple, and my gosh, the adrenaline still rushes!

The old-fashioned poker tournaments in which players compete against each other, though, are something I can understand. They were awesome. Are the younger gamblers' changing tastes to blame for the trend, or is it merely technical? Man, that deserves further investigation.

With the development of gambling in this digital era, the face of gambling has even become more advanced. If in the past, physical casino visitors were people who lived around the casino, with the internet, casinos can develop their business even bigger because their visitors can come from all over the country. Casinos holding many tournaments can bring in even more visitors to provide even greater income for the casino. And until now, online casinos and crypto casinos are still running such tournaments because they have seen the results. Even later in the future, the gambling industry can grow even faster than now because of the development of the technology itself. And in the past, we didn't have to come to the casino if the casino was too far from our house. We can even play gambling with friends in our neighborhood and can enjoy playing gambling. It can provide pleasure for all of us even though there may be some unwritten prohibition in our environment that does not allow people to play gambling in the open.

And yes, the presence of the physical casino has changed everything from gambling games so that people are increasingly interested in coming to the physical casino and spending their time playing gambling. Especially if we finally find a local sportsbook that can give us the option to place bets on the teams we like.

It is true, we cannot deny that for some years the casino industry has grown a lot and it may continue to grow, many years ago I always frequented some physical casinos and it was important because that's how I played a lot, what I said before I played a lot of roulette, but for many years, even before the casinos, there were always ways to have fun, even since the beginning of time, gambling already existed, in fact there is a guy out there who talked about this, about the origin of gambling, about all that, for That's because things when it comes to gambling, to fun, human beings have always looked for a way to have fun, and that is something that can be Noticed for a long time, for that reason we have currently been interacting with them online casinos , now they have their own community, there are casinos that have their own discussion forum, where there are many interesting topics, some techniques, from one morning to another regarding gambling there is a lot of information and that is something that can be taken as good In fact, there are already gambling books, few but there are, apart from the forum there are other good forums that are very Dedicated to Gambling.

Currently we can't focus on something, when in 2017 I started with the casinos, because I realized that things were very focused on playing poker and currently they are very focused on playing slots, what could be the reason? I don't know, but I never saw online platforms again that could hold PVP poker tournaments, and that's because poker is one of the most popular games worldwide, of course there's also black jack, which I really like about that game, but also , we must focus on the fact that in poker in 2017 I found other platforms where you played with other people and even for free and you earned some BTC, and the money that was paid because you Earned much more in the Prize

And everything changed again after crypto was discovered, and many crypto casinos were launched using crypto as a means of payment. Gambling games that previously only existed in traditional gambling games have been perfected in shape and made digital versions to reach more people who will play them. And these gambling games have also been added to crypto casinos, which we now know very well, so we really like these gambling games.

And it is not surprising that gambling has existed throughout human history, especially today. And maybe gambling is one of the ancient forms that will still exist in the future, but of course, the form will adapt to technological developments at that time.

I think gambling has long existed even before these historians wrote us about the past events.
During the barbaric age, there might some sort of a battle between 2 fighters, who ever stays alive and kill the other, he will win some good prizes. I guess what we've seen in the movies were a true events from the past. So, even without the monetary existence, people from the past could still gamble with goods or foods. I've always had this thoughts that nobody could really dig up what happened from the past and every history written today might not be accurate and there are always someone who did it first right before it was written in the history books.

So with this, we can conclude that within us we are risk-takers and rely on chances based on prediction its inherent to us so we cannot take away the human side of it, no wonder gambling is and will be the best business in whatever situation, on whatever place and condition, we will always find a way to gamble.

In our present time with the invention of the internet and Cryptocurrency,  gambling is within reach now, it's a multi-billion industry, and no government can take it out, our inherent nature will keep gambling alive, and we'll see more marketing on gambling we'll see more casinos launching, it's a business that satisfies our human needs of being challenge taking a risk and being rewarded.

The decentralized gambling before becomes illegal simply because of the casinos who influence the government regulations, imagine you can gamble anywhere before without being afraid of getting caught by the authority. Well, this is how the government regulate gambling and they believe that having your business registered makes your activities more legal. This industry continues to grow as the technology grows as well, they managed to adopt so they will remain in the business, there's a big money here so I think casinos will not stop from growing too.

I agree with you but reading posts such as this one makes this board more interesting.

There are several threads talking/discussing about the "gambling tips" and other related stuff. Very rarely do we see a post discussing anything related to the history and origins of gambling. In general, these kinds of threads is what makes gambling interesting since you mentioned that it is a broad terminology which can cover all aspects which may/can be related to gambling.

In conclusion, the scope of gambling and the topics that are relevant to it is broad- anything can be discussed and almost everything is interesting!

Way back then, gambling is a decentralized. It's played between players and there's no casinos that act as intermediaries. This both serves as a blessing and a curse since it ensures that there's no house that takes a major cut out of the prize pot, and at the same time it limits the whole gambling system to limited prize pools, games, members, etc. The introduction of Casinos in the late 18th century revolutionized the gambling world for better or for worse. Right now, it shows no signs of ever stopping or becoming detached from the gamblnig world no matter how much we try to boycott them. The closest thing we could is a decentralized casino which is pretty much the same thing, with the added benefit of knowing that they only ever act as a mediator in the casino, never someone who facilitates it.

I am not an scholar of history, but in my opinion gambling probably appeared when the first societies were formed and we stopped gathering and hunting to move forward established settlements where there was no need to continue to be nomads.
From there the appearance of  currency was a matter of time, though I have not read on history books about some scientific evidence on people wagering goods like food and cattle.  It probably happened, however when gambling started to blossom there was already a well defined economical system; Roman empire, Chinese Empire and the inhabitants of the Highlands of Scotland are examples of it.

Thats the main difference if we are really that trying out to differentiate in between timelines in speaking on what are the things that been risked out on the time that they would gamble. They do differ

in form but ending up on the same thing which does have value because you cant really make out some gambling game or against someone without betting a valuable thing. Neither on ancient times or
digital age the whole concept of gambling would really be just the same. They do really differ in form and offerings or types on how its been done. As we do know that gambling had already existed on ancient times and then further developed as the generations had passed and this isnt only excluded on gambling field but also in other things in life which it do evolved and been able to be invented out.
Lots had changed and lots had been replaced by something new but in overall concept or risks taking then gambling would really be remaining to be a gambling thing.
They do really just differ on some points but still the same on how its been done and needs up on risking something.

I think there is no money back in time but maybe they can use other valuable things, or food for example. They can also use gambling as another way to entertain their selves, as gadgets and other electronics are not yet invented, but that is not the case here. It was truly unexpected. When coins are invented, this allows coin-operated gambling machines to be born. They became a hit because they are convenient.

You can see them in the bar, gas station, mini marts, etc.. and you can simply try your luck if you have an extra coin in your pocket. Fast forward, we are now on the era where online gambling is dominating. Well it's because they are much more convenient.

The Chinese really have the affinity to gamble, I see. There are tons of gambling houses here in the Philippines wherein the Chinese are the owners and operators. Now I know that it predates any other important thing in human society, so that explains it. Also, when it comes to widespread gambling, I know that the Romans and Persians are to blame. They have huge influence in Asia and Europe during the time of their empires and kingdoms that it's not really a thing to be surprised on when we find out that they're the progenitors of gambling.

But damn, poker in ancient times? I wonder if they have poker faces back then or how they play it.

I always thought that in the beginning people used gambling not to wager money but to try to to contact heir gods and deities, as OP says.
They thought that random results were messages from them and tried to interpret them to know things they were interested in like the quality of the crops, the weather and if they should to declare war against other tribes.

After money got invented in the form of coins, gambling got more widespread, I recall seeing in a documentary film that taverns where people gambled existed in the Islands of the UK close to the Romans times.

Recorded history should be rewritten if there are discoveries but are not for it will also change a lot of things. If OP says it starts in Mesopotamia and China, then it's just limited to their recorded history. For all we know there are more ancient civilizations than Persia or China since there are new discoveries found in carved stones.

It probably didn't start with money like he said and people only barter during that time. One person who wants to eat a banana but doesn't have something to barter will likely just dare the merchant for the banana which is kind of a gambling still.

From the history of gambling it's like every tribe tried to create a means for recreational activity which metamorphosed into what it's known today as gambling, and the observation is that these different types of gambling the As-Nas, poker and the blackjack games were dominated and participated by the wealthy rich people which means they were mainly meant for fun and leisure, not essentially for sake of making money from it as we have today resounding number of gamblers are gambling because they need money or feel they can become rich by gambling.

Agreed, different sources describe gambling with different history. The Asian part have a different story whereas the western part have got a different history. It is really hard to have the precise data on the beginning of gambling. Gambling came into existence long back and from some sources it is clear that gambling had existed even before the written history. Rather than thinking of the origin/beginning of gambling it is good to explore and find the base for the modern day gambling.

The origin of the gambling was begin from the offline gambling which is the card games and cock fighting.The cock fighting was the traditional gambling in the Asian Nation even now with huge was survive because of the people support.Without the support the offline gambling won't survive till now after the existence of most of the online crypto gambling.The gambling based on the fiat was developed to the casino based on the most of the reputed crypto currency like btc,Eth,Usdt and some of the gambling site had their own coin to play their gambling site.The gambling based on their own coin will survive for longer period.

I like to reason that the history of gambling is different for every side of the world, and the writers of the this history that you have shared only have knowledge of the side of the world they were and not every side, so gambling history is different. Gambling started in different forms for people, all trying to win something of value to them, not necessarily money.

There is no fixed history to me about the history of gambling.

Unfortunately not all gamblers are into this industry's origin. There are just players who are here for money  but we cannot blame them from doing so. History qould tell us that gambling is jist for recreational purposes and it is just our risk-taking and greed which developed it into something that would make it more interesting to the majority. Even with the kind of games being played, development also occured and that is to cope up with the rising interest in this industry. I'm sure not all gambling games are covered in books 'coz anything could be gambled of as long as there is a consequence and opposing idea. Gambling itself is a broad terminology.

Quite an interesting topic.. but if you have to explain the history of gambling in detail, it seems like one day and one night is not enough to explain it, because gambling has been around for a long time. Gambling is a social culture from the past that has continued to the present, even though gambling has many advantages and disadvantages, and many people also have a negative view of gambling activities. Gambling has survived until now because there are still many enthusiasts and addicts, and continues to grow, especially after the emergence of online casinos that can be accessed by anyone.

In fact, gambling has always been a form of entertainment since ancient times, but over time, more and more people are playing, and some people think that gambling is an advantage. As a result, many people take their chances in the hope of getting money soon to improve their standard of living, when in reality what happens if gambling is considered profitable for many people whose lives are getting worse? Tragic.

A Closer Look at the Evolution of Gambling Through History
Mesopotamia and China
In Mesopotamia, it all started with astragalomancy or cubomancy, a form of fortune-telling that relied on a type of dice. Those into cubomancy began to roll the dice and gamble for goods and services.

Back then, there was no such thing as money. So, yes, gambling predates money. A discovery in an ancient Egyptian tomb from around 3,000 BCE resembles the closest thing to modern dice.

China started gambling in some form about within the first million years BCE. So soon after humans discovered how to communicate, they started going to gambling houses in China.

Persia had As-Nas, Rome developed poker chips, and the Italians imported baccarat and Spain created blackjack
You may have heard of the ancient card game As-Nas? The game developed in Persia. As-Nas is the first version of our poker.

The Persians took As-Nas to Rome where it became such a hit that Roman authorities had to make gambling illegal. So instead of gambling with money, the Romans gambled with a form of poker chip.

Then, they’d cash out the poker chips after the end of play. This form of playing with chips or coins and then cashing them out after game play exists today in every casino every where in the world.

It also exists online where when we decide to play a few games of blackjack, we sit at the table and then cash out the rest of our balance and go and play another game.

The first known card game that exists today is baccarat. The Italians created the game and then imported it to France some time around 1400.

It took another 200 years, some time around 1600, for the Spanish to come up with blackjack even though nobody called it blackjack. The Spanish version of blackjack is different than our version. The French took the idea and turned it into 21.

When French settlers arrived in America, for some reason, nobody really knows, it turned into blackjack. Settlers in what became the U.S. were the first ones to call it blackjack.

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