The precise origin of gambling is unknown. The Chinese recorded the first official account of the practice in 2300 B.C., but it is generally believed that activity of gambling, in some way or another, has been seen in almost every society in history. From the Ancient Greeks and Romans to Napoleon's France and Elizabethan England, much of history is filled with stories of entertainment based on the games of chance.[5]

In American history, early casinos were originally known as saloons. The creation and importance of saloons was greatly influenced by four major cities; New Orleans, St. Louis, Chicago and San Francisco. It was in the saloons that travelers could find people to talk to, drink with, and often gamble with. During the early 20th century in America, gambling became outlawed and banned by state legislation and social reformers of the time. However, in 1931, gambling was legalized throughout the state of Nevada, and Las Vegas, presently known as "Sin City", spawned America's first official casinos. Soon after, in the state of New Jersey, Atlantic City joined the Casino industry in 1978 to become America's second largest gambling city. Another regional center for gaming in the U.S. is in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi and in the Gulf Coast region around Biloxi.

There is a terrific quote to begin the article about "The History of Gambling". It goes likes this: "They gambled in the Garden of Eden, and they will again if there's another one." - Richard Albert Canfield.

Gambling is something intrinsic in the nature of human beings. There is evidence of gambling activities in the earliest civilisations. Gambling is mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments. One of the earliest gamblers was the Roman Emperor Claudius who played an early form of Backgammon and enjoyed dice games.

Dice games from 2000 years ago were originally played with dice fashioned from the knucklebones of sheep. Romans were fervent gamblers and are depicted in wall drawings found at Pompeii.
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