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It could be argued that the use of AI technology from the part of the online casinos, is not going to be for the benefit of the customer. After all, casinos are businesses and have a duty to make a profit. To that end it's hard to image any scenario where the iGaming industry allows AI to help players get a head of any casino game.

Chess is a game of mental prowess and requires concentration and tactical skill. But many people are unaware that it's possible to bet on the outcomes of individual matches and tournaments. However, expect to find the selection of possible bets available to be rather limited. This is due to the fact that the outcomes are also rather limited. Some players prefer to bet long-term, a bit like using an acca bet in soccer. With this, you're betting on consecutive matches leading up to a winner.

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.

All Vikings loved bloody battles, and spent a lot of time at sea, roving European coastlines for plunder, they did in fact have a fair amount of downtime. This would be spent in their giant communal halls during the Winter season when adverse weather conditions made sailing dangerous. To entertain themselves they would turn to games of chance. And though we tend to view Vikings as uneducated and uncouth, nothing could be further from the truth. As proved by the complexity of their games.