

Nowadays, it is difficult to find a person who has never played such a game. But today everyone has access to gambling halls and this stereotype has almost completely disappeared. This idea came from the modern casinos in Vegas, which is still considered the capital of gambling. Gambling was originally thought to be fun only for the rich, as they used dance casinos, but they were also the perfect place to spend some of the money they had. The gambling industry is growing all over the world, and casino owners are constantly looking for ways to increase their profits and cheat.

However, even this gambling hall closes in less than 140 years because it is considered one of the main factors in impoverishing the population! Subsequently, mass casinos opened in Europe, with one of the most popular gambling halls in Monte Carlo opened in 1861. The popularity of gambling spread in Europe with the help of traveling salesmen, and in one of the most popular Italian cities – Venice, in 1638 appeared the first casino, whose success is guaranteed, because at the same time was held and the famous carnival! Prior to the opening of the Cazino di Venezia, people organized illegal bets, bass and other games that the authorities could not control. And according to the Indians, the games were invented by the gods. It is believed that the oldest gambling game, popular since the siege of Troy, is dice rolling. and stones! Ancient peoples used all kinds of hand tools for games – animal bones, tiles, precious metals and more. Great civilizations, such as Egypt and Ancient China, which is considered the founder of modern gambling, have organized games in which they bet their money, houses, women, slaves, years of their lives and even body parts in games with dice, dice. Gambling has been very popular since ancient times! Uncertainty, adrenaline and the possibility of various big winnings or other prizes with smaller bets have attracted people since about 3,500 BC, and archaeologists have discovered dice with an estimated age of over 40,000 years! The word “gambling” comes from Arabic, where “al zahar” means “dice”, and in English “hazard” is “risk” and “chance”.
