Roll the Bones

A new, revised, and expanded edition of the definitive global history of games of chance and betting in human society, from carved animal remains used for gaming in the Stone Age to today’s instantaneous sports betting and prediction markets available on billions of smartphones around the world.

David G. Schwartz is a professor of History at The University of Nevada Las Vegas, where he previously led the Center for Gaming Studies and currently serves as an Ombudsman. He is the author of seven works of history and biography, including the forthcoming Eleven Nights in Las Vegas: The Turning Points that Transformed a Gambling Town into a New Model for the 21st Century City.