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• GAMBLING — was known to the ancient world. Games of chance were an appreciated pastime, often turning into addiction, among the Greeks – Herodotus relates that the Lydians supposedly invented some games (History 1:94); among the Romans, who are known to… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Gambling — • The staking of money or other thing of value on the issue of a game of chance Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gambling     Gambling      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Gambling — Gamble redirects here. For other uses, see Gamble (disambiguation). Caravaggio, The Cardsharps, c. 1594 Ga …   Wikipedia

• Gambling — ➡ nightlife * * * Betting or staking of something of value on the outcome of a game or event. Commonly associated with gambling are horse racing, boxing, numerous playing card and dice games, cockfighting, jai alai, recreational billiards and… …   Universalium

• gambling, sociology of — Strictly speaking, to gamble is to engage in a game of chance in pursuit of some gain, with skill playing no part. In practice, however, the term is used more broadly. Diverse forms of gambling have been subject to a mixed history of… …   Dictionary of sociology

• gambling house — A house kept for the purpose of permitting persons to resort to it for gambling. 24 Am J2d Disord H § 3. A place to which persons are permitted to resort for gambling. Buckley v O Niel, 113 Mass 193. A place whose use is intended to facilitate… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• gambling contract — A contract in which the parties, in effect, stipulate that they shall gain or lose on the happening of an event which is uncertain of occurrence and in which they have no interest except that arising from the possibility of such gain or loss. 24… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Advantage gambling — Advantage gambling, or advantage play, refers to a practice of using legal ways to gain a mathematical advantage while gambling. The term usually refers to house banked games, but can also refer to games played against other players, such as… …   Wikipedia

• Iowa gambling task — The Iowa gambling task is a psychological task thought to simulate real life decision making.It was introduced by Bechara, Damasio, Tranel and Anderson (1994), then researchers at the University of Iowa. It has been brought to popular attention… …   Wikipedia

• Income tax and gambling losses — Rules concerning income tax and gambling losses vary internationally.United KingdomIn the United Kingdom, wins (unless in the course of a trade) are not taxable and losses are not deductible.United StatesIn the United States, gambling wins are… …   Wikipedia

• Native American gambling enterprises — Indian Gaming enterprises comprise gambling businesses operated on Indian reservations or tribal land, which have limited sovereignty and therefore the ability to exist outside of direct state regulation.In 1987, in a case called Cabazon Band of… …   Wikipedia