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The Poker of Diplomacy: How Betting Has Influenced Treaties and Alliances
The art of diplomacy, often compared to a refined game of poker, hides behind its calculated moves a series of bold bets that have defined the contours of world history. It requires a click; in centuries past, however, entering the game of international diplomacy required strong nerves and an almost prophetic ability to read the…
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Betting and magic: between alchemy, rituals and the dream of predicting the future
When the mystery calls, the human being responds, always, since forever. Over the centuries, this response has taken the form of bold bets, where the stake was nothing less than the veil of the future itself. Today, when we can simply click to bet online, the act of predicting events does not seem so different…
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Betting and magic: between strange rituals and the dream of predicting the future
In the folds of time, where science merges with the occult, man has always tried to decipher the mysteries of destiny. Today, with online betting tools, the future seems just a click away. But back in time, the ancients looked for signs in the heavens and in the bowels of the earth, betting on magic…
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Betting on the impossible: the most incredible bets that came true
In the orbit of possibilities, stories of bets won against all odds shine like stars on a moonless night and, let’s face it, they give hope to risk enthusiasts. Let’s think of a modern giant of games of chance, who among us has never thought that despite the odds being unfavorable, there is always a…
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The Queen’s Fortune: stories of princes and sovereigns and their bets at the casino
Have you ever thought that even royals might have a weakness for the adrenaline of gambling? While we mere mortals visit the casino to play at the online casino, there have been princes and queens who have made the green tables of the most exclusive casinos in the world tremble and, to tell the truth,…
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When fate is played with dice: the most absurd bets in ancient history
Think of a world without smartphones, without the Internet, without online betting; a world where the only tweet was the chirping of a bird and the only “post” was a stone pillar. In that ancient world, gambling was already king, a mad and unpredictable king who played with human fates as if they were mere…
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From gambling to stock markets: the influence of betting on the global economy
Betting is everywhere! While someone decides to make people bet online, on the other side of the world a guy in a suit and tie is betting billions on a graph that looks like a crazy electrocardiogram. But let’s go in order, because here we can lose our minds! The origins: a dive into the…
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Betting on the end of the world: prophecies, panic and apocalyptic speculations
Imagine the tension, the anxiety that slips between the folds of time, when every whisper of the wind could announce the end. Since the beginning of time, humanity has looked to the sky, terrified and fascinated, wondering when and how the world would find its end. And in the midst of this fear, there are…