Have you ever thought how gambling appeared, from what game it all begun and how it developed through the years? According to the researches, it has existed for ages because many archeological finds state that gambling and most popular games have the history of several centuries and even millenniums. may objects discovered on the territory of ancient India, Egypt, Rome, and China are the evidence that games existed in those cultures starting from 2300 B.C. or earlier. The main signs of gambling existing are the dices of bones discovered in Thebes and dated back 1500 B.C. It is thought that the idea of most popular card games, such as blackjack and poker, occurred in China from the practice of shuffling paper money. In 900 A.D. this practice turned into the tradition to play cards. Originally all cards did not have any human pictures and were skillfully designed like the colorful Muslim carpets. When the cards came to Italy and Spain, the card-makers decided to decorate them with the royal ranks and drew the notorious men that had power in that area. The so-called female cards ( Queens) appeared later, when the playing cards came to France. The new deck of cards with Queens was called the "French Pack". Roulette game was designed in France. As the legend states, the first roulette wheel was developed by the great mathematician Blaise Pascal. However, according to other sources, the wheel was designed in China and later it was brought to European countries. Still, the roulette rules and the wheel itself were modified by brothers Blanc, who made the single zero roulette game in 1842. After the game made its way to the USA, it saw a new modification - the double zero roulette wheel was created. These days all European gaming establishments have the singe zero roulette games which got the name "European" roulette, and American casinos offer the players to try their skills at the double zero or "American" roulette game. Though, both versions of the game can be met at most gambling halls all around the globe. It is even not worth speaking about the popularity of roulette because it is really unbelievable and now roulette is the symbol of every casino and gambling in general. Dice have been known for 2,000 years. At first they were used only by the shamans to foresee the future, decide the quarrels and get the answers on numerous questions of the tribesmen. Later on the practice of throwing dice evolved into the craps game which initially got the name "Hazard". The game was the favorite entertainment of the Englishmen and was played just at the private gambling halls. Soon the game reached France where it got the name the "Craps". After it at last reached the shores of America, it was simplified and became the favorite game of people of different social classes. Thus, gambling made a long way to today's casino halls. Usually gambling was used by many countries to earn money for the budget and underwent various changes and bans. In the USA, gambling was banned in Nevada from 1850 to 1910, but it was allowed back in 1931 and since then Las Vegas has been considered to be the greatest gambling centre over the world. Because of the problem of gambling addiction any casino games and wagers are forbidden at some districts. However, you can play most card games and roulette online, study blackjack, roulette and slots basics on the Internet - the introduction of all casino games over the Internet is probably the last stage of the gambling development. |