Spinning Wheels, Origins of Gaming

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Soldiers in ancient Greece invented a game using a shield, which was spun on the top of a spear. They marked sections on the shield and placed bets on where the shield would stop. The Romans played similar games, using spinning chariot wheels. These evolved into the popular fairground wheel of fortune, the forerunner of today’s casino game of big wheel six. Read the rest of this entry »

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