Culture is prone to boundary spanning, when overseas traveling and exploration is universal. What appears to be prevalent in one part of the globe is bound to have its presence all over entire world. Time may warrant certain differences some time leading to decades, but inventions and innovations cannot be constrained.

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is now a high profile poker tournament that takes place annually in Las Vegas. However, the first event in 1970 involved only seven players and it was not until the early 1980s, when the WSOP introduced satellite tournaments, that the event drew greater than fifty people. By the mid-1980s, this number had grown to over 2,000.

The game we know today as craps has its origins in a 12th century English game known as Hazard, named after a castle captured by the English during the Crusades. In Hazard, players chose a number between 5 and 9, which was called the main. If he rolled the main, he won.

Gambling games are looked upon very differently from one culture to the next. In Protestant and Catholic cultures, gambling is seen as a sinful vice, associated with other illicit activities.

The history and origins of the ever popular casino game of mahjong has been a baffling topic as there are many myths of how it was first founded. Some people believe that the game was founded by Confucius back in 500 BC. It was said that he went about creating the game from elements in his life and places he had visited. For instance, Confucius was said to name the game mah jong because of his fondness for birds.