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Gods of Gambling in Different Cultures Who Helped Our Ancestors Win

Gods of Gambling in Different Cultures Who Helped Our Ancestors Win

Olena September 19, 2023 11:33:55

One might be surprised to hear that there are many gods of gambling in different cultures. People from all over the world believe that various gods and goddesses help them to attract luck and win big in casinos. If you are interested in finding your god of gaming, we have a list of deities from Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America.

Gambling in ancient Rome: a contagious entertainment

Gambling in ancient Rome: a contagious entertainment

Peter April 20, 2017 05:45:54

While games considered as gambling in ancient Rome were treated as illegal, several important exceptions made them blossom The wide variety of board, dice and gambling games, in general, in ancient Rome were not unregulated. The Romans, who gave us the highly appreciated “Roman law”, thought on gambling too and found it causing more harm […]

Gambling in ancient Rome: from coin tossing to “latrones”

Gambling in ancient Rome: from coin tossing to “latrones”

Peter April 18, 2017 04:35:27

Gambling in ancient Rome was clearly perceived as entertainment, being separated from the ritualistic dimension ascribed to it in other ancient civilizations Unlike in the other ancient civilization gambling in ancient Rome, started being clearly separated from its mythological aspects and was clearly considered as a way of entertainment, although an illegal one. However, as […]

Gambling in ancient Greece: the origin of gambling games in Europe (part 2)

Gambling in ancient Greece: the origin of gambling games in Europe (part 2)

Peter April 6, 2017 04:14:35

Although not many sources are left revealing in details of the games the Ancient Greeks played, gambling in ancient Greece was a cultural constant Gambling in Europe finds its roots in the gaming practices of the Ancient Greeks.As we have written in our previous articles gambling on the Old Continent evolved from being part of […]

Gambling in ancient Greece: the origin of gambling games in Europe (part 1)

Gambling in ancient Greece: the origin of gambling games in Europe (part 1)

Peter April 4, 2017 03:23:43

Sources reporting on gambling in ancient Greece present the roots of gambling practices in Western Europe In the history of mankind entertainment has always played an important role, and one of the most common ways of entertainment that people enjoyed, was without any doubt: gambling! Anthropological sources show that through different epochs and different geographical […]

A Trip Back In Time: Dice Games

A Trip Back In Time: Dice Games

Vera T. July 2, 2015 03:28:10

Dice games set the foundation for gambling. So thank the Gods for this tiny invention! The oldest dice known to us date back 8,000 years, just imagine that… People usually don’t even live a century! Games and pass times, however, always tend to find a way to survive the ages. As did dice. At first, […]