For well over a thousand years, maybe more, individuals have been testing their luck at various games of chance, or gambling. For example In ancient Rome, the locals bet on many professional sports...such as the most unbelievable sporting event EVER...the gladiator fights that took place in the Coliseum. In those times, events like that have been several of the top gambling spectacles, and in many instances were for the sole entertainment of the Kings and/or Queens of Europe throughout the middle ages. Royalty were known to be serious gamblers, and lottery also set the tone for that kind of event... The truth is, there are numerous books that cover the topic telling the story that many of the Kings and/or Queens were seriously addicted to gambling, and that many nearly bankrupted their own countries because of their addiction.