Where Did Gambling Originate

Avelez Hotel in Biloxi, built in the late 1920s, was one of many hotels on the Mississippi Gulf Coast that offered gambling activities. Located on Howard Street, room rates were $1.50 to $5.00, with tub or shower. It was demolished in the 1950s. Postcard courtesy Deanne Nuwer.

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Go back to 2300 B.C., and they were playing a game of chance using tiles, a precursor to Mah jong. The Greeks used to love dice games (the ancient craps)? And gambling paraphanelia has been found in Egypt, Japan, India and Italy. The Roman Empire was famously a hotbed of gambling.

1. Negative attitudes about gambling began to soften during the early twentieth century, particularly after the failure of Prohibition (1920 – 1933). The state of Nevada legalized casino gambling in the 1930s, and gambling for charitable purposes became more commonplace across the country.
2. Nationally, gambling is on the increase as a result of state and federal law changes. State, the Montana Supreme Court rules that gambling activity must be 'specifically and clearly authorizedand the statutes must be strictly construed,' meaning that only those activities specifically listed in statute are legal in Montana.

In early 20th century, The White House Hotel in Biloxi offered slot machines for its guest, along with dancing and golfing. Today, in early 21st century, it awaits renovation. Postcard courtesy Deanne Nuwer.

Where Did Gambling Originate

Postcard showing the entrance to the Buena Vista Hotel in Biloxi. The hotel was damaged by fire and then neglect before it was ultimately demolished. Its site is now a parking lot for the Beau Rivage Casino. Postcard courtesy Deanne Nuwer.

Out for a night in Biloxi. Gambler Bob Thompson, center, in the lobby of the Avelez Hotel cashing in his winning bet against Salvatore Joseph Sicuro. The winner got to kiss Sicuro's wife, Josephine Louise Sicuro, left. Sicuro, rear, had his lounge business in the Avelez Hotel. Circa 1946 photograph courtesy Claude Sicuro.

Out for a night in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Gamblers in a juke joint. November 1939 photograph by Marion Post Wolcott. Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Call No: LC-USF34-052487-D

The Broadwater Beach Hotel was built in 1938 specifically to cater to out-of-state and Mississippi gamblers. Damaged by Hurricane Camille, the hotel was restored and still exists. Postcard courtesy Deanne Nuwer.

Gamblers in the lobby of the Tivoli Hotel on the Gulf Coast. Late 1940s photograph courtesy Deanne Nuwer.

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Gamblers in the lobby of the Tivoli Hotel on the Gulf Coast. Late 1940s photograph courtesy Deanne Nuwer.

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