Casanova's Lottery: The History of a Revolutionary Game of Chance by Stephen M. Stigler
Casanova's Lottery: The History of a Revolutionary Game of Chance

Stephen M. Stigler

Casanova's Lottery: The History of a Revolutionary Game of Chance

Stephen M. Stigler

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In the 1750s, at the urging of famed adventurer Giacomo Casanova, the French state began to embrace risk in adopting a new Loterie. The prize amounts paid varied, depending on the number of tickets bought and the amount of the bet, as determined ...

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