| About Gambling |
| • Gambling can be understand by- |
| • Two or more people agree to take part in the activity (usually an operator and the person who wishes to gamble) |
| • Normally money (the 'stake') is paid by the loser to the winner |
| • The outcome is uncertain |
| • The result is determined at least partly by chance |
| • Participation is an active experience but can be avoided by not taking part. |
| A brief history |
| • 2000 BC Egyptians used knucklebones as four sided dice |
| • 1500 BC in China, spinning discs were used to play an early roulette game |
| • 210 AD the first recorded horse race took place in England |
| • 1588 the first lottery was approved in Britain by Elizabeth I to raise money to repair the Cinque Ports |
| • 1895 Charles Fey, a mechanic from San Francisco produced the first slot machine |
| • 1906 gambling in public was prohibited by the Street Betting Act |
