For around 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 sports...for example the most unbelievable sporting event EVER...the gladiator fights that took place within the Coliseum. In those days, events like that were some of the best gambling spectacles, and in many instances were for the sole entertainment of the Kings and/or Queens of Europe during the middle ages. Royalty were known to be serious gamblers, and actually set the tone for that kind of event... The truth is, there are lots of books that cover the subject telling the story that many of the Kings and/or Queens were seriously addicted to gambling, and that many nearly bankrupted their very own countries because of the addiction.

Today, you find that gambling still exists and is growing in the number of outlets available, and newest of-course is lottery online gambling.