The History Of Gambling.

[OcTradism]

The history of gambling is quite well studied, it seems to me that it is much more interesting to look at it from the perspective of the further evolution of gambling, what awaits humanity in the near future, however, it should be borne in mind that gambling is inherently quite conservative.

I did not read studies about it but I think that history of gambling starts when people combined gaming and earning. When they started to play game with intention to earn, it is gambling.

Last 2 years we witnessed Play to Earn and do you consider it like gambling but in support of blockchain, NT technologies?

When you play games and depend on random luck, probability to win and earn, it's gambling.

[ChrisPop]

I feel gambling has lost much from its social aspect together with the digitalization of games & online casinos. I remember playing an online game called 'governor of poker' and I don't think any online game with whatever graphics might beat the atmosphere of playing a poker game in the cozy atmosphere of a saloon in a rustic town.

I'm curious what will VR bring to the gambling world. That could bring much of the social aspect back, but the idea of interacting with others through a virtual interface is not that appealing to them tbh.

[boris singer]

This is something that is indeed quite interesting but in a case like this there must have been several versions of gambling especially in ancient times and I once read a presentation entitled "Cultural History of Chinese Gambling" which said that gambling in China is indeed old. more than 4,000 years and the first game is liubo where this if I look at the pictures in some of the quests this game is almost similar to chess with 2 players fighting strategy.


As for ancient Egypt, as far as I know, there was once an artifact in the form of a dice made of elephant tusk and there was a game similar to chess called senet CMIIW.

[fiulpro]

It is also wise to understand the fact that some of the religious textbooks also involve loads of gambling, for Hindus they have this whole Mahabharata and at one point the kings  ' Gambled ' even their wives and ended up loosing her, it's not just concerned with Gambling but with addiction as well. Apparently the guy ' Yudhishthir lost everything and was just left with his wife, that also he Gambled away ', it was a game of dice which was quite famous in ancient India as well, therefore the history of gambling is way older than believed since the Mahabharata was written in the 3rd century BCE.

[delfastTions]

I feel gambling has lost much from its social aspect together with the digitalization of games & online casinos. I remember playing an online game called 'governor of poker' and I don't think any online game with whatever graphics might beat the atmosphere of playing a poker game in the cozy atmosphere of a saloon in a rustic town.

I'm curious what will VR bring to the gambling world. That could bring much of the social aspect back, but the idea of interacting with others through a virtual interface is not that appealing to them tbh.

I completely agree!  Yeah, gambling is much more interesting in the atmosphere of a live game with a real opponent sitting or standing right in front of you. 

The fact that gambling is increasingly going online, in my opinion, only harms the very process of their development and only spoils their history, which our colleagues discuss here in the topic. 
Definitely online games have increased the number of players by an order of magnitude, but they also changed the atmosphere of the game itself.  But no matter how the history of gambling continues, now VR technologies are on the way, but in my opinion, the progress in the development of gambling is going somewhere wrong. 
However, it is impossible to stop him, of course.

[Wind_FURY]

I feel gambling has lost much from its social aspect together with the digitalization of games & online casinos. I remember playing an online game called 'governor of poker' and I don't think any online game with whatever graphics might beat the atmosphere of playing a poker game in the cozy atmosphere of a saloon in a rustic town.

The COVID-19 pandemic also encouraged many regular gamblers to continue their gambling activities to be done online, either through fiat casinos, or the many cryptocurrency casinos available in our community.

I'm curious what will VR bring to the gambling world. That could bring much of the social aspect back, but the idea of interacting with others through a virtual interface is not that appealing to them tbh.

I believe if the experience isn't cumbersome and if it's very seamless, it could become one of the more well-liked/preferable ways to go through a casino experience.

[Haunebu]

Unique thread among the plethora of gambling strategy threads in this board. Was an interesting read though I knew some of the information from before, but great job organising everything in an easy to understand manner op.

Time has basically taught us that gambling exists in everyone's lives in some form or another though some depend on it way more than the others.

[mm2543363580]

This is something that is indeed quite interesting but in a case like this there must have been several versions of gambling especially in ancient times and I once read a presentation entitled "Cultural History of Chinese Gambling" which said that gambling in China is indeed old. more than 4,000 years and the first game is liubo where this if I look at the pictures in some of the quests this game is almost similar to chess with 2 players fighting strategy.


As for ancient Egypt, as far as I know, there was once an artifact in the form of a dice made of elephant tusk and there was a game similar to chess called senet CMIIW.

the image you brought forth - is an ancient image, great info shared though!
But the history of gambling is more ancient than that. It goes back to the creation of the humans. There were different ways people gambled. TOday's is most modern form of gambling.

[decodx]

But the history of gambling is more ancient than that. It goes back to the creation of the humans. <...>

Yep! God took a huge gamble when he created humans. I wonder if he ever regretted it, given how some of them turned out in the end. 

[Doan9269]

The history of gambling is quite well studied, it seems to me that it is much more interesting to look at it from the perspective of the further evolution of gambling, what awaits humanity in the near future, however, it should be borne in mind that gambling is inherently quite conservative.

Gambling evolution has been a very interested savour whenbthe history is being research on, we could dive into many benefit it has created on our ancestors and still effective till date, lots of gambling games have received remodification in the ways and techniques adooted in playing it, and this present generation will still make it's own history over the coming ones inbthe nearest future, gambling will never cease to exist and be enjoyed.

[dataispower]

The history of gambling is quite well studied, it seems to me that it is much more interesting to look at it from the perspective of the further evolution of gambling, what awaits humanity in the near future, however, it should be borne in mind that gambling is inherently quite conservative.

The history of gambling is something started from the initial point which nobody can give the example of history of gambling because it shouldn't people started gambling with the kind of exchange of what I want to another so I can send from my own point of view but the history of gambling can be differently define true their observation and the community you do well so therefore everybody have the opportunity to give it own definition of gambling

[boris singer]

This is something that is indeed quite interesting but in a case like this there must have been several versions of gambling especially in ancient times and I once read a presentation entitled "Cultural History of Chinese Gambling" which said that gambling in China is indeed old. more than 4,000 years and the first game is liubo where this if I look at the pictures in some of the quests this game is almost similar to chess with 2 players fighting strategy.


As for ancient Egypt, as far as I know, there was once an artifact in the form of a dice made of elephant tusk and there was a game similar to chess called senet CMIIW.

the image you brought forth - is an ancient image, great info shared though!
But the history of gambling is more ancient than that. It goes back to the creation of the humans. There were different ways people gambled. TOday's is most modern form of gambling.

In this case, I'm just adding to what the OP said, as for the problem with the picture, it's just a picture of the gambling civilization in China, because from some research I've read about the gambling civilization in China, it's proven by artifacts found there.
Regardless of anything, it is quite clear that in fact we live also in the category of gambling, as for ancient and modern problems, I think when I say that when the stone age is still included in history.

[sovie]

This is something that is indeed quite interesting but in a case like this there must have been several versions of gambling especially in ancient times and I once read a presentation entitled "Cultural History of Chinese Gambling" which said that gambling in China is indeed old. more than 4,000 years and the first game is liubo where this if I look at the pictures in some of the quests this game is almost similar to chess with 2 players fighting strategy.


As for ancient Egypt, as far as I know, there was once an artifact in the form of a dice made of elephant tusk and there was a game similar to chess called senet CMIIW.

the image you brought forth - is an ancient image, great info shared though!
But the history of gambling is more ancient than that. It goes back to the creation of the humans. There were different ways people gambled. TOday's is most modern form of gambling.

In this case, I'm just adding to what the OP said, as for the problem with the picture, it's just a picture of the gambling civilization in China, because from some research I've read about the gambling civilization in China, it's proven by artifacts found there.
Regardless of anything, it is quite clear that in fact we live also in the category of gambling, as for ancient and modern problems, I think when I say that when the stone age is still included in history.

Even the history of gambling is going back to ancient time. The gambling kept changing its form and color. And now people have adopted the most modern and convenient way of gambling. Don't know how it would take its form in coming days.

[kotajikikox]

The history of gambling is quite well studied, it seems to me that it is much more interesting to look at it from the perspective of the further evolution of gambling, what awaits humanity in the near future, however, it should be borne in mind that gambling is inherently quite conservative.

and also what can be the future of gambling in more organized and  more appealing because gambling nowadays increase its offers and giving new update and trend for gamblers from here and there.
its always nice to see sharing of ancient gambling in this thread and we are now more encouraged that  we can enjoy gambling .

I had not the slightest idea that the ideas of casinos and games of chance were around for many years.

I did have an idea, as I have been curious about gambling. The OP has made a good summary but if you want more info you can google or Youtube. I particularly like the role mobsters played in the development of Las Vegas.

let them be because they are the one who grows the gambling as Las Vegas is the place where you wanted to gamble in social ways.

[RILWAN]

Egypt has been the center of civilization over the years gambling has been involved in many dimensions, from just betting on wrestling and pit fights to the advanced gaming are witnessingin casinos today, but above all slot is the best among all as it contains less risk.

[cabron]

I feel gambling has lost much from its social aspect together with the digitalization of games & online casinos. I remember playing an online game called 'governor of poker' and I don't think any online game with whatever graphics might beat the atmosphere of playing a poker game in the cozy atmosphere of a saloon in a rustic town.

I'm curious what will VR bring to the gambling world. That could bring much of the social aspect back, but the idea of interacting with others through a virtual interface is not that appealing to them tbh.

The metaverse gambling will really bring a lot of things in the new generations but can only be seen online unlike the old history where there are tangible hardware like the ancient dice and that chess like board which is so bizarre.  But the hardware for the metaverse experience will likely change their mind, it will be appealing when they wear the gadget and feel like they are in the real world. The VR goggles alone is already making me scared after trying.

What is advantageous about the VR gambling will make anyone participate whenever they want. Maybe you as an individual can even bet for your own character to fight in the UFC or first person shooting  game.

[ethereumhunter]

Egypt has been the center of civilization over the years gambling has been involved in many dimensions, from just betting on wrestling and pit fights to the advanced gaming are witnessingin casinos today, but above all slot is the best among all as it contains less risk.

I think the risk remains the same or even more dire because they used to play slots face to face so the stakes would probably be very different. Maybe there used to be someone who risked their lives for the stakes. But that all started to change and there started to be clear rules among gamblers that we might not see such a bet. The history of gambling will continue to go hand in hand with the advancement of technology and perhaps in the future, gambling will come differently.

[pawanjain]

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If we go through the history then we can find that, in Hinduism, gambling started much before the Mahabharat which started around 3139 BC.
In fact, gambling had a major role in the cause of the great war. So we can say that gambling has it's roots at ancestral level.
It's mind boggling to see how much gambling has evolved.

[boris singer]

In this case, I'm just adding to what the OP said, as for the problem with the picture, it's just a picture of the gambling civilization in China, because from some research I've read about the gambling civilization in China, it's proven by artifacts found there.
Regardless of anything, it is quite clear that in fact we live also in the category of gambling, as for ancient and modern problems, I think when I say that when the stone age is still included in history.

Even the history of gambling is going back to ancient time. The gambling kept changing its form and color. And now people have adopted the most modern and convenient way of gambling. Don't know how it would take its form in coming days.

Isn't that obvious because everything also follows the times, because anything that doesn't keep up with the times and is still stuck in the same place will obviously be left behind and will get worse later.
as well as gambling, now the era of technology has advanced what would happen if gambling still relies on ancient things there. Of course, with the times and with the advancement of technology, the most up-to-date thing is the most popular thing.

[sovie]

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If we go through the history then we can find that, in Hinduism, gambling started much before the Mahabharat which started around 3139 BC.
In fact, gambling had a major role in the cause of the great war. So we can say that gambling has it's roots at ancestral level.
It's mind boggling to see how much gambling has evolved.

And there were some cruel incident attached to the gambling as well. Like barter deal - giving goats and other animals or even the daughters/ women.
The gambling was and is the game which excites the people a lot. There were many ways how it evolved. But it did.