History Behind News Program

S4E13: History of Gambling - Divinations, Julius Caesar, Steamboats & Vegas


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►How we gambled before ash economy?

►Are religion and gambling somehow connected?

►How did risk-taking change after humanity settled down? ►How did 2nd chances - the concept of starting again - develop in America's gambling? ►Why did Las Vegas and Atlantic City seesaw on legalizing gambling?

🚩About My Guest:

Dr. David Schwartz is UNLV's ombuds and also a professor in the Dept. of History. Previously, he was the director of Schwartz was director of the Center for Gaming Research within University Libraries. In recognition of his role in promoting the preservation of Las Vegas History, in 2021 Dr. Schwartz was given a History Preservation Award by the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Las Vegas.


More about Dr. Schwart:

his academic and personal homepages


He is the author of several books, including the following:

  1. Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling,
  2. At the Sands: The Casino That Shaped Classic Las Vegas, Brought the Rat Pack Together, and Went Out With a Bang,
  3. Grandissimo: The First Emperor of Las Vegas, and
  4. Boardwalk Playground: The Making, Unmaking, & Remaking of Atlantic City.

🚩Dr. Podany's history of ancient Mesopotamia: 🎧 https://bit.ly/UME-S1E10


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