Awesome facts.
I didn't know that gambling existed already way back in BC. It's amazing how people develop or invented such thing that would give them entertainment and money. The dice in the BC is way cooler than the dice we have right now, I'm truly amazed on how they created such perfect shape and thought about the rules on how you will win or lose.
Technically, almost every activity that we do these days has in existence long ago and they have some history surrounding it. What the 21 century did is an innovation of the old conceptI didn't know that gambling existed already way back in BC. It's amazing how people develop or invented such thing that would give them entertainment and money. The dice in the BC is way cooler than the dice we have right now, I'm truly amazed on how they created such perfect shape and thought about the rules on how you will win or lose.
When we trace everything back to history, then we will know that not only in gambling do we have some revelation about ancient ways, but the uniqueness and beauty in gambling is in it ability to accommodate everyone into it regardless of gender, age, or background and everyone can easily learn to gamble while the funniest aspect of it all is that some were even talented in doing that without learning from someone, they may call it a gift either ways, now we are all enjoying this same benefit of gambling till present days.
However, the emotional aspect then must be like what we're also experiencing now if not there won't have been some age restrictions and rules to prevent addiction.
This was the origin where gambling was demolized. Because those machines then would not be located in a decent environment, maybe in a ghetto or rough environment. 
. 
But this shows how corrupt our minds can be if we over gamble.