The History Of Casino Games
Whatever form it may sound or look like, gambling has existed for almost hundreds of years. If not, it can be linked to the existence of humanity. Starting from China were believed to start rudimentary games through tiles followed by Egypt rolls the oldest dice games. Apart from that, casino games then continued in Roman and Greek pottery where it started to open animal betting such as horse racing and the like.
During the 200 B.C. “White Pigeon Ticket” was played in the casino game houses of China which was by then permitted by the province governor after receiving some amounts of profits. The amount earned by the governor was used to build state words. Even Yale and Harvard were established using the money won via lottery which still existed until today.
As casino games and gambling continue to emerge until today, it has become more regulated and organized. During the 17th Century, the first gambling house or casino appeared in Italy. It was named as Ridotto which was built in Venice in 1638. Along with this, founders provided a controlled gambling atmosphere to make sure every rule is followed. Thus, casinos started to rise in Continental Europe in the 19th Century.
Other famous casino games like Vingt-et-un and Roulette arrived in the United States through French settlers. They used steamboats as their venue and only wealthy traders and farmers were allowed to gamble. In 1829, bettors played a version of Poker in New Orleans which had originated in Persia. With the continuous innovations that the gambling industry continues to do until today, it is indeed one of the most thriving industries that surpasses modern times.
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2wow that's mind blowing. I'm not really into history but this caught my interest