Classical history[edit]
The first recorded signs of a Play online
lottery
are keno slips from the Chinese Han Dynasty between
205 and 187 BC. These lotteries are believed to have helped to finance major
government projects like the Great Wall of China. From the Chinese
"The Book of Songs" (2nd millennium BC.) comes a reference to a game
of chance as "the drawing of wood", which in context appears to
describe the drawing of lots.
From the Celtic era, the Cornish words
"teulel pren" translates into "to throw wood" and means
"to draw lots".
The Iliad of Homer refers to
lots being placed into Agamemnon's helmet to determine who would fight Hector.
The first known European lotteries were held
during the Roman Empire, mainly as an amusement at dinner parties.
Each guest would receive a ticket, and prizes would often consist of fancy
items such as dinnerware. Every ticket holder would be assured of winning
something. This type of lottery, however, was no more than the distribution of
gifts by wealthy noblemen during the Saturnalian revelries. The earliest
records of a lottery offering tickets for sale is the Play lottery
online
organized by Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. The funds were for
repairs in the City of Rome, and the winners were given prizes in the form of
articles of unequal value.
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