Roll the Bones

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Roll the Bones is written by David G. Schwartz and published by Gotham. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1592403166 (ISBN 10) and 9781592403165 (ISBN 13).

A narrative chronicle traces gambling's early emergence from divination rituals through its modern incarnation as a global and cultural diversion, in an account that documents such topics as the practice of casting lots, the invention of playing cards in twelfth-century China, and the role of organized crime in illegal gambling operations. Reprint.