Gambling has been around for almost as long as money. Indeed, evidence from archaeologists suggests that even some cavemen may have gambled, with dice-like objects made from animal’s bones having been found that date back to 40,000 years. There are also cave drawings that depict gambling games, offering even more proof that cavemen couldn’t get enough of gambling. However, the first concrete evidence of gambling comes from China. It was around 2,300 B.C. that the Chinese invented a game called Keno that was played with numbered tiles. Around 1,100 years later, the ancient Greeks invented various dice games that were…
The history of gambling
