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When it comes to gambling taking over a whole society, look no further than the Ancient Romans. With simple-to-play dice games, the whole of civic society fell under the spell of trying to win. They played games at home, at work, and on the street. Both commoners and Caesars fell pray to the excitement of enrichment through luck. Unfortunately, just as with gamblers of today, losses can quickly mount up. Even though laws were passed banning gambling, these just drove betting underground.