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Before Casinos, Before Ancient Rome: Ice Age Americans Were Rolling the Dice


Colorado State University archaeologist says Native Americans were crafting dice and playing games of chance as far back as 12,000 years ago, long before such practices were thought to exist outside the Old World.

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