Gambling

gambling

By jonsam
  • Jun 21, 1240

    first dice

    first dice
    scientists say that the first dice were made during the sege of troy in 1240 bc in Egypt.
  • Jun 22, 1490

    craps table

    craps table
    craps is a dice game you either play againts another player or a bank. People say that the craps table came from the game game azzahr word for die in arab.
  • horse racing

    horse racing
    horse racing is a popular sport and gambling sport. many rich go to watch and bet money on a horse.
  • roulette wheel

    roulette wheel
    the roulette weel started in france in 1655. The man rasponsable for the creation is Blaise Pascal. The game is played by the payer would bet on a number,a lot of numbers,coulor's red or black or if the number will be odd.
  • cock fighting

    cock fighting
    in the 1700's cock fighting was a popular form of gambling. The men and woman would on one of the two roosters witch would fight in a ring the people would win if there rooster won.
  • poke machine

    poke machine
    a poke machine is one of the most popular machines for gambling also called a slot machien. You put coins in and pull the handle hoping that the sping picturs will all end up the same.
  • two up

    two up
    two up is a gambling game you buy a set with two pennys the same weight same size and writing. Unsure when it was invented but in 1939 thats when it got popular in the war amoungest. In Ausi your only permeted to play on ANZAC day. It is played by one person tosses the coins in the air and the players bet on how the pennys would land on the ground.
  • poker

    poker
    poker is a card game created in 900ad created in china