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Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling

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“It is no wonder that most who came to the goldfields in search of wealth returned home empty handed. Running a gambling house was the easiest way to mine for gold.”

Wealth Gold Gambling

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“The invention of agriculture about ten thousand years ago triggered a revolution in human living that would ultimately lead to cities, commerce, and money—and a dramatic expansion in gambling.”

Humanity Money Gambling

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“Petrarch declared that all money was unstable, whirling away "possibly due to the roundness of the coins," further elaborating that money won by gambling was the least stable of all.”

Money Gambling Petrarch

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“Petrarch warned that "what you won, a thousand will wrest from you here and there; what you lose, no one will give back to you." Even when a winner, he reasoned, the gambler did not truly profit.”

Gambling Win Lose Petrarch

Book:Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling

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