Why do people gamble? How did it originate?

Gambling is one of the most popular hobbies in the United States; there are cities such as Las Vegas and Atlantic City that are well known for gambling. The reasons why people gamble vary but the mainly people gamble because they think they can get rich by gambling. Thinking of a huge jackpot or making money little by little is what makes people come back to casinos. The idea is plausible and not always possible. Most of the time, on table games the house always has the advantage and the house usually wins, but in fairness if you know the rules of the games and you know how to play and you understand betting strategies then you have a chance to win big or small depends on you.

Most people also don't know when to walk away and this is where they start to lose money. Smart gamblers know when to walk away and count their losses and others continue down a losing streak and soon enough they are borrowing money and maxing out credit cards just to think they can win big. Gambling is fun but you should never gamble what you cannot afford to lose. Gambling as been widely associated with the United States but gambling did not originate in the United States it started out in ancient Roman times.

According to history, China has been known as a gambling place and the reason is that it is where the games originated, for example did you know that Keno and Pai Gow originated in China. You cannot walk into a casino without seeing either Pai Gow or Keno. China isn't the only country where these gambling games come from; in Europe it was there where they created games like the popular Black Jack, Roulette and Baccarat. Horse Race betting was created in England in the middle of the 1700's. As these games came over to the United States, some other gambling games emerged from Florida we have Jai Alai, it is a fast paced and the games are generally short and that is the attraction to gamblers.

They do not want something long-winded or slow paced; they are looking for the rush and the action of the game. They like betting against other people hoping that their game play is better than the guy sitting next to them. Of course gambling has progressed over the years from the Ancient Romans to 1700's but today we even have Internet Gambling, this is where any one from any where in the world can play their favorite table game such as Black Jack, Video Poker and Poker from the comfort of their own chair and play as long or as little as they like.

There are many people who play Poker as means to support themselves. What do you do when the money is gone? Some people only gamble with what they come to the casino with and others will ask for casino credit and others will turn to Internet Gambling. There will always be a form of gambling; the question is what is the next stop in history for the sport.