History of Gambling From Ancient Times to the Digital Age

[nitrobetting]

A Closer Look at the Evolution of Gambling Through History
Mesopotamia and China
In Mesopotamia, it all started with astragalomancy or cubomancy, a form of fortune-telling that relied on a type of dice. Those into cubomancy began to roll the dice and gamble for goods and services.

Back then, there was no such thing as money. So, yes, gambling predates money. A discovery in an ancient Egyptian tomb from around 3,000 BCE resembles the closest thing to modern dice.

China started gambling in some form about within the first million years BCE. So soon after humans discovered how to communicate, they started going to gambling houses in China.

Persia had As-Nas, Rome developed poker chips, and the Italians imported baccarat and Spain created blackjack
You may have heard of the ancient card game As-Nas? The game developed in Persia. As-Nas is the first version of our poker.

The Persians took As-Nas to Rome where it became such a hit that Roman authorities had to make gambling illegal. So instead of gambling with money, the Romans gambled with a form of poker chip.

Then, they’d cash out the poker chips after the end of play. This form of playing with chips or coins and then cashing them out after game play exists today in every casino every where in the world.

It also exists online where when we decide to play a few games of blackjack, we sit at the table and then cash out the rest of our balance and go and play another game.

The first known card game that exists today is baccarat. The Italians created the game and then imported it to France some time around 1400.

It took another 200 years, some time around 1600, for the Spanish to come up with blackjack even though nobody called it blackjack. The Spanish version of blackjack is different than our version. The French took the idea and turned it into 21.

When French settlers arrived in America, for some reason, nobody really knows, it turned into blackjack. Settlers in what became the U.S. were the first ones to call it blackjack.

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[topbitcoin]

Quite an interesting topic.. but if you have to explain the history of gambling in detail, it seems like one day and one night is not enough to explain it, because gambling has been around for a long time. Gambling is a social culture from the past that has continued to the present, even though gambling has many advantages and disadvantages, and many people also have a negative view of gambling activities. Gambling has survived until now because there are still many enthusiasts and addicts, and continues to grow, especially after the emergence of online casinos that can be accessed by anyone.

In fact, gambling has always been a form of entertainment since ancient times, but over time, more and more people are playing, and some people think that gambling is an advantage. As a result, many people take their chances in the hope of getting money soon to improve their standard of living, when in reality what happens if gambling is considered profitable for many people whose lives are getting worse? Tragic.

[Yatsan]

Unfortunately not all gamblers are into this industry's origin. There are just players who are here for money  but we cannot blame them from doing so. History qould tell us that gambling is jist for recreational purposes and it is just our risk-taking and greed which developed it into something that would make it more interesting to the majority. Even with the kind of games being played, development also occured and that is to cope up with the rising interest in this industry. I'm sure not all gambling games are covered in books 'coz anything could be gambled of as long as there is a consequence and opposing idea. Gambling itself is a broad terminology.

[Bananington]

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I like to reason that the history of gambling is different for every side of the world, and the writers of the this history that you have shared only have knowledge of the side of the world they were and not every side, so gambling history is different. Gambling started in different forms for people, all trying to win something of value to them, not necessarily money.

There is no fixed history to me about the history of gambling.

[Westinhome]

Unfortunately not all gamblers are into this industry's origin. There are just players who are here for money  but we cannot blame them from doing so. History qould tell us that gambling is jist for recreational purposes and it is just our risk-taking and greed which developed it into something that would make it more interesting to the majority. Even with the kind of games being played, development also occured and that is to cope up with the rising interest in this industry. I'm sure not all gambling games are covered in books 'coz anything could be gambled of as long as there is a consequence and opposing idea. Gambling itself is a broad terminology.

The origin of the gambling was begin from the offline gambling which is the card games and cock fighting.The cock fighting was the traditional gambling in the Asian Nation even now with huge was survive because of the people support.Without the support the offline gambling won't survive till now after the existence of most of the online crypto gambling.The gambling based on the fiat was developed to the casino based on the most of the reputed crypto currency like btc,Eth,Usdt and some of the gambling site had their own coin to play their gambling site.The gambling based on their own coin will survive for longer period.

[romero121]

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I like to reason that the history of gambling is different for every side of the world, and the writers of the this history that you have shared only have knowledge of the side of the world they were and not every side, so gambling history is different. Gambling started in different forms for people, all trying to win something of value to them, not necessarily money.

There is no fixed history to me about the history of gambling.

Agreed, different sources describe gambling with different history. The Asian part have a different story whereas the western part have got a different history. It is really hard to have the precise data on the beginning of gambling. Gambling came into existence long back and from some sources it is clear that gambling had existed even before the written history. Rather than thinking of the origin/beginning of gambling it is good to explore and find the base for the modern day gambling.

[letteredhub]

From the history of gambling it's like every tribe tried to create a means for recreational activity which metamorphosed into what it's known today as gambling, and the observation is that these different types of gambling the As-Nas, poker and the blackjack games were dominated and participated by the wealthy rich people which means they were mainly meant for fun and leisure, not essentially for sake of making money from it as we have today resounding number of gamblers are gambling because they need money or feel they can become rich by gambling.

[bittraffic]

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I like to reason that the history of gambling is different for every side of the world, and the writers of the this history that you have shared only have knowledge of the side of the world they were and not every side, so gambling history is different. Gambling started in different forms for people, all trying to win something of value to them, not necessarily money.

There is no fixed history to me about the history of gambling.

Recorded history should be rewritten if there are discoveries but are not for it will also change a lot of things. If OP says it starts in Mesopotamia and China, then it's just limited to their recorded history. For all we know there are more ancient civilizations than Persia or China since there are new discoveries found in carved stones.

It probably didn't start with money like he said and people only barter during that time. One person who wants to eat a banana but doesn't have something to barter will likely just dare the merchant for the banana which is kind of a gambling still.

[Hispo]

From the history of gambling it's like every tribe tried to create a means for recreational activity which metamorphosed into what it's known today as gambling

I always thought that in the beginning people used gambling not to wager money but to try to to contact heir gods and deities, as OP says.
They thought that random results were messages from them and tried to interpret them to know things they were interested in like the quality of the crops, the weather and if they should to declare war against other tribes.

After money got invented in the form of coins, gambling got more widespread, I recall seeing in a documentary film that taverns where people gambled existed in the Islands of the UK close to the Romans times.

[dothebeats]

The Chinese really have the affinity to gamble, I see. There are tons of gambling houses here in the Philippines wherein the Chinese are the owners and operators. Now I know that it predates any other important thing in human society, so that explains it. Also, when it comes to widespread gambling, I know that the Romans and Persians are to blame. They have huge influence in Asia and Europe during the time of their empires and kingdoms that it's not really a thing to be surprised on when we find out that they're the progenitors of gambling.

But damn, poker in ancient times? I wonder if they have poker faces back then or how they play it.

[darewaller]

From the history of gambling it's like every tribe tried to create a means for recreational activity which metamorphosed into what it's known today as gambling

I always thought that in the beginning people used gambling not to wager money but to try to to contact heir gods and deities, as OP says.
They thought that random results were messages from them and tried to interpret them to know things they were interested in like the quality of the crops, the weather and if they should to declare war against other tribes.

After money got invented in the form of coins, gambling got more widespread, I recall seeing in a documentary film that taverns where people gambled existed in the Islands of the UK close to the Romans times.

I think there is no money back in time but maybe they can use other valuable things, or food for example. They can also use gambling as another way to entertain their selves, as gadgets and other electronics are not yet invented, but that is not the case here. It was truly unexpected. When coins are invented, this allows coin-operated gambling machines to be born. They became a hit because they are convenient.

You can see them in the bar, gas station, mini marts, etc.. and you can simply try your luck if you have an extra coin in your pocket. Fast forward, we are now on the era where online gambling is dominating. Well it's because they are much more convenient.

[Oilacris]

From the history of gambling it's like every tribe tried to create a means for recreational activity which metamorphosed into what it's known today as gambling

I always thought that in the beginning people used gambling not to wager money but to try to to contact heir gods and deities, as OP says.
They thought that random results were messages from them and tried to interpret them to know things they were interested in like the quality of the crops, the weather and if they should to declare war against other tribes.

After money got invented in the form of coins, gambling got more widespread, I recall seeing in a documentary film that taverns where people gambled existed in the Islands of the UK close to the Romans times.

I think there is no money back in time but maybe they can use other valuable things, or food for example. They can also use gambling as another way to entertain their selves, as gadgets and other electronics are not yet invented, but that is not the case here. It was truly unexpected. When coins are invented, this allows coin-operated gambling machines to be born. They became a hit because they are convenient.

You can see them in the bar, gas station, mini marts, etc.. and you can simply try your luck if you have an extra coin in your pocket. Fast forward, we are now on the era where online gambling is dominating. Well it's because they are much more convenient.

Thats the main difference if we are really that trying out to differentiate in between timelines in speaking on what are the things that been risked out on the time that they would gamble. They do differ

in form but ending up on the same thing which does have value because you cant really make out some gambling game or against someone without betting a valuable thing. Neither on ancient times or
digital age the whole concept of gambling would really be just the same. They do really differ in form and offerings or types on how its been done. As we do know that gambling had already existed on ancient times and then further developed as the generations had passed and this isnt only excluded on gambling field but also in other things in life which it do evolved and been able to be invented out.
Lots had changed and lots had been replaced by something new but in overall concept or risks taking then gambling would really be remaining to be a gambling thing.
They do really just differ on some points but still the same on how its been done and needs up on risking something.

[Hispo]

From the history of gambling it's like every tribe tried to create a means for recreational activity which metamorphosed into what it's known today as gambling

I always thought that in the beginning people used gambling not to wager money but to try to to contact heir gods and deities, as OP says.
They thought that random results were messages from them and tried to interpret them to know things they were interested in like the quality of the crops, the weather and if they should to declare war against other tribes.

After money got invented in the form of coins, gambling got more widespread, I recall seeing in a documentary film that taverns where people gambled existed in the Islands of the UK close to the Romans times.

I think there is no money back in time but maybe they can use other valuable things, or food for example. They can also use gambling as another way to entertain their selves, as gadgets and other electronics are not yet invented, but that is not the case here. It was truly unexpected. When coins are invented, this allows coin-operated gambling machines to be born. They became a hit because they are convenient.

You can see them in the bar, gas station, mini marts, etc.. and you can simply try your luck if you have an extra coin in your pocket. Fast forward, we are now on the era where online gambling is dominating. Well it's because they are much more convenient.

I am not an scholar of history, but in my opinion gambling probably appeared when the first societies were formed and we stopped gathering and hunting to move forward established settlements where there was no need to continue to be nomads.
From there the appearance of  currency was a matter of time, though I have not read on history books about some scientific evidence on people wagering goods like food and cattle.  It probably happened, however when gambling started to blossom there was already a well defined economical system; Roman empire, Chinese Empire and the inhabitants of the Highlands of Scotland are examples of it.

[Casdinyard]

Way back then, gambling is a decentralized. It's played between players and there's no casinos that act as intermediaries. This both serves as a blessing and a curse since it ensures that there's no house that takes a major cut out of the prize pot, and at the same time it limits the whole gambling system to limited prize pools, games, members, etc. The introduction of Casinos in the late 18th century revolutionized the gambling world for better or for worse. Right now, it shows no signs of ever stopping or becoming detached from the gamblnig world no matter how much we try to boycott them. The closest thing we could is a decentralized casino which is pretty much the same thing, with the added benefit of knowing that they only ever act as a mediator in the casino, never someone who facilitates it.

[qwertyup23]

Unfortunately not all gamblers are into this industry's origin. There are just players who are here for money  but we cannot blame them from doing so. History qould tell us that gambling is jist for recreational purposes and it is just our risk-taking and greed which developed it into something that would make it more interesting to the majority. Even with the kind of games being played, development also occured and that is to cope up with the rising interest in this industry. I'm sure not all gambling games are covered in books 'coz anything could be gambled of as long as there is a consequence and opposing idea. Gambling itself is a broad terminology.

I agree with you but reading posts such as this one makes this board more interesting.

There are several threads talking/discussing about the "gambling tips" and other related stuff. Very rarely do we see a post discussing anything related to the history and origins of gambling. In general, these kinds of threads is what makes gambling interesting since you mentioned that it is a broad terminology which can cover all aspects which may/can be related to gambling.

In conclusion, the scope of gambling and the topics that are relevant to it is broad- anything can be discussed and almost everything is interesting!

[Johnyz]

Way back then, gambling is a decentralized. It's played between players and there's no casinos that act as intermediaries. This both serves as a blessing and a curse since it ensures that there's no house that takes a major cut out of the prize pot, and at the same time it limits the whole gambling system to limited prize pools, games, members, etc. The introduction of Casinos in the late 18th century revolutionized the gambling world for better or for worse. Right now, it shows no signs of ever stopping or becoming detached from the gamblnig world no matter how much we try to boycott them. The closest thing we could is a decentralized casino which is pretty much the same thing, with the added benefit of knowing that they only ever act as a mediator in the casino, never someone who facilitates it.

The decentralized gambling before becomes illegal simply because of the casinos who influence the government regulations, imagine you can gamble anywhere before without being afraid of getting caught by the authority. Well, this is how the government regulate gambling and they believe that having your business registered makes your activities more legal. This industry continues to grow as the technology grows as well, they managed to adopt so they will remain in the business, there's a big money here so I think casinos will not stop from growing too.

[coin-investor]

A Closer Look at the Evolution of Gambling Through History
Mesopotamia and China
In Mesopotamia, it all started with astragalomancy or cubomancy, a form of fortune-telling that relied on a type of dice. Those into cubomancy began to roll the dice and gamble for goods and services.

Back then, there was no such thing as money. So, yes, gambling predates money. A discovery in an ancient Egyptian tomb from around 3,000 BCE resembles the closest thing to modern dice.

So with this, we can conclude that within us we are risk-takers and rely on chances based on prediction its inherent to us so we cannot take away the human side of it, no wonder gambling is and will be the best business in whatever situation, on whatever place and condition, we will always find a way to gamble.

In our present time with the invention of the internet and Cryptocurrency,  gambling is within reach now, it's a multi-billion industry, and no government can take it out, our inherent nature will keep gambling alive, and we'll see more marketing on gambling we'll see more casinos launching, it's a business that satisfies our human needs of being challenge taking a risk and being rewarded.

[Oasisman]

I think gambling has long existed even before these historians wrote us about the past events.
During the barbaric age, there might some sort of a battle between 2 fighters, who ever stays alive and kill the other, he will win some good prizes. I guess what we've seen in the movies were a true events from the past. So, even without the monetary existence, people from the past could still gamble with goods or foods. I've always had this thoughts that nobody could really dig up what happened from the past and every history written today might not be accurate and there are always someone who did it first right before it was written in the history books.

[maydna]

And everything changed again after crypto was discovered, and many crypto casinos were launched using crypto as a means of payment. Gambling games that previously only existed in traditional gambling games have been perfected in shape and made digital versions to reach more people who will play them. And these gambling games have also been added to crypto casinos, which we now know very well, so we really like these gambling games.

And it is not surprising that gambling has existed throughout human history, especially today. And maybe gambling is one of the ancient forms that will still exist in the future, but of course, the form will adapt to technological developments at that time.

[LUCKMCFLY]

And everything changed again after crypto was discovered, and many crypto casinos were launched using crypto as a means of payment. Gambling games that previously only existed in traditional gambling games have been perfected in shape and made digital versions to reach more people who will play them. And these gambling games have also been added to crypto casinos, which we now know very well, so we really like these gambling games.

And it is not surprising that gambling has existed throughout human history, especially today. And maybe gambling is one of the ancient forms that will still exist in the future, but of course, the form will adapt to technological developments at that time.

It is true, we cannot deny that for some years the casino industry has grown a lot and it may continue to grow, many years ago I always frequented some physical casinos and it was important because that's how I played a lot, what I said before I played a lot of roulette, but for many years, even before the casinos, there were always ways to have fun, even since the beginning of time, gambling already existed, in fact there is a guy out there who talked about this, about the origin of gambling, about all that, for That's because things when it comes to gambling, to fun, human beings have always looked for a way to have fun, and that is something that can be Noticed for a long time, for that reason we have currently been interacting with them online casinos , now they have their own community, there are casinos that have their own discussion forum, where there are many interesting topics, some techniques, from one morning to another regarding gambling there is a lot of information and that is something that can be taken as good In fact, there are already gambling books, few but there are, apart from the forum there are other good forums that are very Dedicated to Gambling.

Currently we can't focus on something, when in 2017 I started with the casinos, because I realized that things were very focused on playing poker and currently they are very focused on playing slots, what could be the reason? I don't know, but I never saw online platforms again that could hold PVP poker tournaments, and that's because poker is one of the most popular games worldwide, of course there's also black jack, which I really like about that game, but also , we must focus on the fact that in poker in 2017 I found other platforms where you played with other people and even for free and you earned some BTC, and the money that was paid because you Earned much more in the Prize