How an Abandoned Valley Turned into a Gambler's Haven
Las Vegas is a successful city with its towering casinos , bright lights, music, shows, and everything that makes it exciting.
First-edition essays
Short essays from the first version of history-of-gambling.info, kept as they were published. The opening essay, “The Chinese are responsible for gambling”, still runs on the front page.
Essays
Gambling Has Quite the History
Gambling has quite the history because it has a history that goes beyond recorded history.
Gambling in the United States
We all know that gambling in the United States has had quite the rocky history. In some states it is illegal and in others it is perfectly legal.
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Who Invented Roulette? From Pascal's Legend to the Blanc Brothers' Single Zero
No single person can be shown to have invented roulette.
How the Monte Carlo Casino Saved Monaco: A History
How did a casino save Monaco? In the 1860s the principality was close to bankruptcy, and Prince Charles III turned to licensed gambling to keep it afloat.
How Did Las Vegas Become the Gambling Capital of the World?
How did Las Vegas become a gambling city? Not because it always was one.
How a Gambling Problem Created Probability Theory: Pascal and Fermat
Probability theory grew out of a gambling question known as "the problem of points": when a game is stopped before anyone has won, how should the stakes be divided?