| No matter I like to do for fun in my life, nothing can | | | | came to their gambling behaviors. Although Greek |
| come close to the thrill and adrenaline rush that I would | | | | soldiers loved to gamble with dice games, Greek |
| get every time I go out to the local gambling casino to | | | | society for some reason made gambling illegal. For a |
| try my luck there. It seems like it must be genetically | | | | very liberal society as the Greeks this behavior always |
| built in for us as human beings. This is when I started to | | | | puzzled me. |
| research the history of gambling. Turns out that human | | | | As far as American gambling history the first gambling |
| beings have been gambling ever since recorded | | | | establishments back in early American times were |
| history. | | | | called saloons. These saloons were not only important |
| Archeologists were the first ones to find evidence of | | | | as hot gambling spots but they were a great place |
| gambling behaviors in actual cavemen when they | | | | where weary travelers coming from all over the |
| recovered dice-like objects that dated back over | | | | country could meet and make friends. In essence |
| 41000 years ago that were made up animal bones. | | | | these saloons had started to become social areas |
| They also found cave paintings that depicted our | | | | where people could make long lasting bonds and |
| ancestors performing gambling like behaviors. They | | | | associations for life. During the early part of the 20th |
| even found pairs of dice that dated back to the | | | | century the American government for some reason |
| Roman Empire. In fact during a period in Roman times | | | | felt that gambling should be banned so they made it so |
| it was required for parents to have their kids learn | | | | by passing a series of laws. In 1931 however, the |
| how to gamble. If this law were passed during modern | | | | government decided to make a compromise on this |
| times parents would be at an uproar over it, so in this | | | | by making gambling legal in 2 states: Nevada and New |
| aspect The roman empire was very liberal. In fact it | | | | Jersey. This is how these 2 states became famous |
| was purported that ancient Roman soldiers actually | | | | gambling hubs with Atlantic City and Las Vegas |
| gambled for the robes of Jesus. | | | | leading the way. |
| Evidence of gambling was even found over 4000 | | | | We owe our gambling beginnings to a few ancient |
| years ago in the chinese culture. Their game of | | | | cavemen that decided that it would be fun throwing a |
| chance was developed by using actual riles. The | | | | few modified animal bones around. Imagine that. |
| ancient Greeks were the most perplexing when it | | | | |