Gambling – ( this presentation is created by Caixia wu (Linda)

Gambling’s History Virtually every major culture that exists in the annals of recorded history exhibited some manifestation of gambling. Whether it was ancient card games in China or dice-based gambling in the Roman Empire, gambling has been around for a long time. In fact, in many ancient cultures gambling was seen as a reasonable method of bloodless conflict resolution. A legend exists that around the year 1000 A.D. the King of Norway and the King of Sweden peacefully settled a territorial dispute based on a few rolls of dice.

The earliest gambling implements come from ancient Mesopotamia. Some dice-like stones and bones date as far back as 6000 BC while the first six-sided dice date to 3000 BC and are nothing more than a numbered set of knuckle bones. Similar bone and ivory dice (including some made from human teeth) have been found in China too, dating to roughly the same period in time. It was from these that the first primitive tiles—predecessors to Pai Gow—were created.

The earliest recorded forms of gambling were extremely simple in nature but didn't vary tremendously from contemporary incarnations. Dice and card games were common in ancient cultures, which is interesting considering the fact that many modern casino games still rely on these two ancient gaming tools.

Some kinds of ancient dice:

Some kinds of ancient playing cards:

With the constant evolution of human society, gambling also has rapid changes. Now there have many type of gambling, but most games revolve around cards, dice, slots, spinning wheels and lotteries. Slot machines Roulette Craps Keno

Cards Asian stud Asia Poker Australian Pontoon Baccarat Blackjack Blackjack switch Caribbean Stud Poker Casino Hold'em Casino war Chinese poker Fan-Tan Faro Four card poker Let It Ride Mambo stud Pai gow poker Poker Pyramid Poker Red Dog Spanish 21 Super Fun 21 Teen Patti Texas Hold'em Texas Hold'em Bonus Poker Three card poker Two-up Penny-up Ultimate Texas Hold'em Dice / Tiles Chuck-a-luck Craps Pai Gow Sic bo Random numbers Big Six wheel Roulette Chase Beezy Games in Casino:

1. The Venetian Macao Macao, China Top 10 largest Casino in World: 2. City of Dreams Resort Macao, China 3. Foxwoods Resort Casino Ledyard, Conn(USA) 4. Casino Ponte 16 Macao, China 5. Tusk Rio Casino Resort Klerksdorp, South Africa

Top 10 largest Casino in World: 6. MGM Grand Macao Macao, China 7. Sands Macao Macao, China 8. MGM Grand Las Vegas Las Vegas 9. Casino Lisboa Lisbon, Portugal 10. Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Atlantic City

The benefits of Gambling: Tourism Employment Better health Charity Entertainment Tax revenue

The harm of the Gambling: Personal savings and income are squandered Money is taken from other economic uses, investment, and charities Poverty is reinforced because poorer gamblers take greater risks in the hopes of a big win Addictive gamblers often resort to burglary, theft, larceny, embezzlement, and similar crimes to get cash As with criminal activity, the chance for greater rewards than ordinary employment is a disincentive to the work ethic

Gambling is a double edged sword, it will bring you pleasure, and also will give you pain. So you just thought that is a game, which make you funny. Don’t indulge that.

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