Gambling

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such events as hunts, wars, and games of chance; instruments
of divination frequently included objects used in gambling.
As people gradually acquired knowledge of the nature of their
environment and interpreted it in terms of cause and effect, their attitude
toward gambling changed. Games of chance became pastimes, but the
ancient belief that a lucky gambler was favored by the gods persisted.
Among the upper classes of the peoples of antiquity, gambling was
frequently associated with extravagance and licentiousness. During the
Middle Ages, in times of trouble, rabbis in European Jewish communities
banned dice games and other games of chance. Gambling was also
proscribed by some Eastern religions, such as Confucianism, by the Koran
of Islam, and by the moral codes of many Protestant denominations.
Today gambling occurs in practically all nations and takes a great
variety of forms. Among the most widespread practices are betting on the
outcome of horse and dog races; ...

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