Casino History

Game is a very peculiar side of human life that is operated on its own laws. In this game of gambling anything can happen, poor man can become rich or weak can defeat strong. There are many people who want to become rich without any efforts, so gambling game gives a hope to them. In this game of gambling luck matters a lot.

Origin of the game

Since the beginning, game and gamble has been associated with humanity. Elements of game are inherent to many competitions and entertainments, which were arranged by our ancestors. For example, in competitions in strength and deftness, which were later changed into famous tournaments. Then the first gambling game came. They were based on the element of chance, trying one’s destiny.

The historians believed that the first game was casting various stones, shells, animal’s bones these objects were the sample of the dice. The British Museum has the proof of the first game stored there. Among this is dice’s model, made from the elephant’s tusk and by an Egyptian craftsman in 16th century B.C. and a board of playing draughts, which is also known as checkers that belonged to the queen Hatchepsut (1600 B.C.) In old days, people used to play odd and even. They used to throw dice in a circle so that they could hit on certain openings. These dice were used for fortune telling. Dice at once became one of the most adventurous gambling games. In the earlier day people used to bet everything like money, dwellings, things and many more on this game.

Since the years the importance of the gambling games are increasing. There appeared new game like cards. The cards were introduced in 1120 and in the year 1132 they were widely spread and used. These cards at that time were long and narrow plates with numbers 1 to 14 on them. The four different designs were the four seasons. The total numbers of cards were 52 which were equal to the number of weeks in a year.

The example of the present set of cards is the Tarot Cards. These tarot cards were used for fortune telling. It was considered that the cards were in Europe In the 10-11th century but some other says that the card game was born in France. The first set of cards made by the factory included 56 cards of four designs. Every card had its own name: the nun, the empress, the conjurer, etc. Then the set included 97 cards. Slowly the cards were substituted by the new card which closely resembles the modern cards.

Since 15th century the card games were very popular amongst the various people, from a king to a common person. But at that time, the cards were according to the structure of the society: hearts embodied the priests, diamonds meant the bourgeoisie; spades represented officers and aristocracy, clubs referred to the peasants.

In 19th century the modern card games (black jack, poker, etc.) came into existence in U.S. There are many card games invented till now. There are separate card games for adults and children, for training logic and fun and there are certain games just to pass the time. The game becomes tougher according to the age. Having become financially independent, he lets loose his gamble: makes bets, plays in the lotteries, makes bets on the totalistic and finally funds himself in the very temple of game, the casino . The individual sharpens his feelings and emotions and forgets everything. The longing for such feelings attracts persons, who have visited once to come again and again.

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