Dice showed up in Rome around 500 BC and playing cards hit the scene in 800 AD. Evidence dates back to 2300 BC China, after archeologists’ discovery of wooden blocks used in games of chance. Gambling in all its many forms, from the casual with a bookie to the most complex of table games, has been a part of human civilization for millennia.

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