Topic: The History Of Gambling. - page 21. (Read 16799 times)

I am not sure about God wanting us to be bored but I do believe that God wanted His creation to be happy, prosperous, and free from all kinds of harm and diseases.  Though one thing I can't find in the holy scripture is the exact word "don't gamble".  Yes God warns us about being greedy but if we play gambling games with entertainment in our mind, are we being greedy?  It has been long written in the history of mankind that many religious groups oppose gambling activity but yet the gambling industry continues to prosper.  If we take the context of being greedy, even farming, fishing, or anything that produces money can be a sin so why single out gambling activity?

As far as I know, gambling may have been active way back the date the excavated evidence was created.  People won't have any knowledge to represent things unless it is already available in society.  Like for example, no one can paint a picture of an animal if it isn't already existing and I believe the same thing with gambling evidence.

Exactly, everything that we do has an inherent risk, even getting out of bed has a risk associated with it, it is true the risk is small but it is there, and as such people have almost by instinct developed a way to evaluate those risks and accept those which they think are reasonable and reject those which they think are unreasonable, and many people gamble because they think that despite the money they can lose the fun and entertainment they can get out of it is worth it.

The history of casinos and gambling has been quite interesting for me since it' been a form of entertainment for me, the thing that is quite interesting in today's market is the way different casinos are operating in the market you might find it interesting to research the global market but if you aren't a gambler who travels a lot, most of the information isn't publicly available.

Most of the casinos today are operating illegally.
In developing markets, there are even more casinos (web shops) than you can imagine
Asian sportsbook is totally different from European
Starting a casino is much easier than ever, I happened to attend one of the biggest iGaming events ICE London and met bunch of software providers who promised to build the casino in less than a Month (some of them said it can be done in a day or two) So price wise

Betconstruct.com- $5000 + you are getting the platform and you need to order separately everything you might need, basically they have in house builder similar to Wordpress builders where you can drag and drop the design as well as casino games, live casino games, sportsbook, but the thing is you pay for everything separately
Softgamings.com- $ 40 000 + they are aggregators as well as platform providers; they build you a casino and let you operate under your license or under their licenses
Digitain.com- $ 30 000 + they are basically the same as SoftGamings but they said they have the best sportsbook on the market
Upgaming.com- $ 70 000 + these guys were one of the most expensive but said they have superior customer service compared to all the competition,and no additional costs after launching the casino, they give you dedicated team within the company so once your casino is launched you get a bonus treatment for additional integrations, development, and customization they also provide casino content and claimed that they have the best sportsbook on the market if my numbers aren't mistaken they said their sportsbook events and live events are 10-15% higher compared to leading online sportsbooks such as bet 365.

Like evolution of human being has taken various forms so does the gambling.
Gambling is as old as human itself. If you we go back to the time when there was only Adam and Eve in the world they had 3 kids, 2 boys and one girl. So the brother had to marry his sister. And they fought and one brother killed the other. The first fight in the world was on woman. Adam ate apple bez Eve wanted to him to do that. So that wont end.

Most religions have, along with the theology and  the principles of the corresponding god or gods, some short of moral code that comes attached as a way of keeping the peace in the community of followers, and, to be honest, to favour those that dictate the rules. In that code, it is usual to mention the basics: not killing, not stealing, ... Some religions take that a notch further and pretty much ban anything that is fun. I am not sure the gods want us to be bored.

There are many conservative groups that wanted gambling to be banned for the reason that it may be the reason of the increased crime in one country.  Aside from that, there are religious groups that are pressuring the government to ban gambling, and in some countries where the political and religious are tied, they totally banned gambling.


In every reason, there is always a counter reason just like a coin wherein there is always the other side of it.  For us, gambling is ok for the reason that we think that it isn't the gambling industry's fault why people got addicted to gambling but rather the person himself is to blame but others blame the gambling industry for it.

It has been the case since ancient times.  And the government does not totally ban them but regulates it instead.  Just like in ancient Rome, the ancient Roman government  prohibited woman to gamble on ordinary days but they always have a special occasion where every adult is allowed to engage in gambling activity.

This means that in general history there are many more that generate many emcoines, for a long time it has been possible to talk about gambling, what I do not understand is that if this was practiced for many years, why now some countries insist on prohibiting them? I do not find a reason, whoever says that it is to protect people from him is a total lie because everyone wins, the owners and the hardest of the countries, bankers, rulers, and all those who get into the business .

That makes sense. Also, if someone finds out that we are owning some portion of money then they are more prone towards asking us for money.
This is another reason why many decide not to announce their income to others.



I am from India and I have read as well that our ancestors used to gamble back in the 5000 BC.
Obviously we can't verify this information but this info is something that has been passed through the generations.

I think that in the community of people, the bulk prefer not to talk much about what they earn and what they really own. 
I do not take into account, of course, characters like Elon Musk or SBF and  CZ . 
And I think that confidentiality is always preferable to a specific person because extra information about his income and financial status can be used against him.  For example, your boss finds out that you have another source of income and will give you a smaller bonus.  He will consider that it’s good for you if there is where else to earn money.  And there can be many such situations. 

So privacy is not just needed by people, it is also very important in life.

I think that is because many of the crypto users currently in the community are geeks.
They use crypto so that they can be secure and hence they are more attracted towards the privacy and anonymity part of it.
So that is the reason why crypto users whether it be related to gambling or in general look forward for privacy.
Also, as and when the community grows and the general public starts getting more involved with crypto then privacy and anonymity % will go down.
I mean the number of people interested in privacy and anonymity will decrease because the general public cares less about it.
That's my perspective though and I may be wrong.

People is giving analysis of History of gambling without having a direct evidence of that, so with what I understand and what I observe from the history and the Point people make concerning gambling history none of them is understandable and the clear to us because one of them have a clear evidence that prove that gambling started from one particular area so before we can be convinced about this we have to see direct evidence that shows a picture or link of where gambling. so I don't have to believe anybody until I see proof

Well we don't know if it is true that gambling origin came from India since there is no earlier evidence that gambling exist in that country earlier than the findings in Mesopotamia.  But this archeological finding of the Archaeological Survey of India uncovered that the Indus Valley Civilization   is at least 8000 years old which makes it older than any existing civilization  of Egypt and Mesopotamian


That may give a hint that India may be the origin of gambling but sadly there is no artifact that stated India had gambling activities during those times.  Another issue is that it was possible self-proclaimed because the team is based in India and was not verified by other countries.

Yes, you're right, I don't know how much more a site could evolve, however I think one of the things you can start with and I think it's already being taken into account is the issue of privacy and anonymity, in fact, in I have given a lot of opinions on this to some of the forum members, because I consider that crypto adoption is no longer something taboo or a taboo subject, in fact, in several countries of the world they are beginning to include crypto, either in regulations or in different regular types , and people will not take into account that it is crypto, what they will see is the way to become more anonymous, because most do not like to be tracked.

Indian culture is very rich in gambling? I have never really heard of Indian gambling being a huge thing. Chinese gambling, yes, without a doubt. But not Indian. Some parts of the middle east are very lax on gambling and enjoy it as part of their culture. Especially United Arab Emirates (mostly Dubai with its rich nightlife).

I think gambling probably will find its oldest (and still findable) roots within China. Thats just me guessing though. For some reason it feels like something which the chinese have had in their culture for a long time already.

It might have been Africa but I doubt most African countries have had a concept for it back many years ago. Most did not even have a concept of money.

Gambling has been existing time immemorial. In some parts of bible it was even mentioned which just proves that it has been existing long time ago and people are playing it with their own ways back then. Eventually, as time progress, gambling and modality of it has been improved. Gambling betting enhanced as well as the games being played by the gamblers. The se of rules evolved too and of course, the platform and ways on how to gamble as well. Right now, we are in the 21st century wherein it is considered as modern and technically advanced era. Hence, we can see gambling and play gambling in many forms.

Because of technology and advancement, gambling online became a thing. Advertisements, campaigns, promotions, and the likes became the strategy of gambling owners to boost their engagements as well as to garner new players to play on their site. And as time passes by, many gambling websites emerge which makes it needed for them to compete with one another to stay relevant and to avoid being left out of the trend.

Gambling became a source of income to some. For some people, it became their source of fun and enjoyment. And for some people, it's a mixture of both. People gamble for various reasons. But whatever that reason is, a person must be disciplined enough to know their limitations. Because gambling requires responsibility to oneself as there could be many repercussions that can come along with it if it is abused.

The history of gambling is known to people because I understand that everything that happened on Earth have it is to historical meaning and understanding except that you don't want to know because if you really want to know it you will go and buy it over here I have some people saying that the origin of gambling started from India so there is no way somebody come make a search comment without making a small research or finding because everything starts from somewhere else it does not just came up by itself people

I know right where that the history is very very important but what I have to do is that we don't have to rely on any history of anyone concerning gambling for gambling I've started from ancient days so ancient peoples knows how they got their way so I don't think that if someone can stand to tell anyone the history of gambling when gambling status nobody is there and nobody have the record so I can't come and give you what is not good

Indian culture is very rich in gambling and so does Chinese, but likewise there are two group in India - one who gamble and the other who do not.
Those who gamble also are forbidden in their culture. So even if the people gamble but they have this guilt feeling at the back of their mind. That they might loose their hard earned money.

The history of everything is important many people believe that history of the gambling goes back to the creation of the world. ....
Even in the holy books there are references of gambling. In Holy book of muslim - Gambling has been forbidden and not even a single word of holy book has been changed. So it means the gambling is very old thing to  do

The history of gambling is a very important thing we need to know as a gambler so we can have know on how the gambling world started and how so other things we gamble on all started. We don't need to ignore this aspect because of the necessity as a gambler and to tell the newbies gamblers some things that will intrigued them about what they are gambling and how it started.