| | |  | Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 |  | | | The Gambling History of the US
- Monday, 11 Sep 2006
Unlike the popular belief, gambling was not invented in the US. Most of the popular gambling games played in the American casinos have their origin in various foreign locales. Heritage of gambling is somehow related to the Chinese culture, which has been the home of numerous gambling games. Keno, a popular Chinese game is one of the original forms of the lottery games. Keno has evolved over thousands of years and is now played in various versions in hundreds of casinos around the world.
Another ancient Chinese gambling game to have attained popularity has been Pai Gow. Pai Gow Poker is the Americanized and hybridized version of the original game. It blends in the game of Pai Gow with certain elements of poker, to produce an interesting and simple gambling game, loved by people worldwide and played in numerous casinos. However many critics do not like the new version and banish it for being a too simplistic version on the otherwise "beautiful and complex" game from ancient Chinese culture.
China is not the only country to have contributed to the world of gambling, a number of European games have also made it to the league of popular games in the world of casinos. Games like Craps, Baccarat, Roulette and Black jack, all have roots in parts of Europe. Craps has its roots in the rich heritage of dice throwing games that have been around for a long time. | |
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