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Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling

Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling


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Now in paperback: the first narrative history of gambling, spanning the Stone Age to the Internet era In Roll the Bones, historian David G. Schwartz tells the epic story of gambling, beginning with its emergence from divination rituals and ending with todayas global gaming culture, arguing convincingly that gambling has always been a crucial part of the human experience. Roll the Bones begins with the rolling of knucklebones in prehistoric times and the casting of lots in the Bible and traces gaming through the heights of the Greek and Roman civilizations. Schwartz continues through the Middle Ages, investigating the mysterious invention of playing cards in twelfth-century China, the birth of the casino in Venice, and the British Empireas work in spreading gambling worldwide. He describes how lotteries financed some of the first American colonies, how gambling prospered in the Civil War and the Old West, how organized crime exploded in the twentieth century by running illegal gambling operations, and how gambling dollars transformed Las Vegas into the worldas number-one tourist destination. Packed with colorful characters from Julius Caesar to Steve Wynn, Roll the Bones is an all-in sure bet to captivate readers everywhere.

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?An epic story with an epic cast. . . . Remarkable.? ?"The Washington Post" ?[A] lively history of gaming through the ages.? ?"the New York Times" ?[A] fine history. . . . Schwartz's celebratory account of gambling's history confirms the persistence of this human impulse down through the ages.? ?"The Wall Street Journal" ?Remarkably detailed. . . . A wealth of fine material. ?"The Philadelphia Inquirer" aAn epic story with an epic cast. . . . Remarkable.a a"The Washington Post" a[A] lively history of gaming through the ages.a a"the New York Times" a[A] fine history. . . . Schwartzas celebratory account of gamblingas history confirms the persistence of this human impulse down through the ages.a a"The Wall Street Journal" aRemarkably detailed. . . . A wealth of fine material. a"The Philadelphia Inquirer" An epic story with an epic cast. . . . Remarkable. "The Washington Post" [A] lively history of gaming through the ages. "the New York Times" [A] fine history. . . . Schwartzs celebratory account of gamblings history confirms the persistence of this human impulse down through the ages. "The Wall Street Journal" Remarkably detailed. . . . A wealth of fine material. "The Philadelphia Inquirer"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781592403165
  • Publisher: Gotham Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Gotham Books
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 570
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Weight: 671 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1592403166
  • Publisher Date: 04 Oct 2007
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The History of Gambling
  • Width: 160 mm


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