There's something about a desert that makes a great gambling location. The early Egyptians knew it and capitalized on every person's willingness to place a wager. In Egypt today, you would never guess that this land used to be sand as far as the eye could see. The pyramids are still there, but they're now accompanied by huge buildings and a great whiff of modern life. Early games of dice and cards have now evolved into blackjack, video poker, and any other casino game you can think of. In today's modern world, Egypt is recognized for being one the most historic places in earth's storied history, and also for being one of the most popular places for gambling.

To date, Cairo, Egypt is home to quite a few casinos, while Alexandra is home to one. Among these many Egyptian casinos are the Al Andalous Casino, Al Karnak Casino, Cairo Marriot Hotel and Omar El Salam Hotel, the Casino Midway, the Casino Panorama, the Casino Semiramis, the Cedars Casino, the Conrad Cairo Casino, the El Gerzirah Sheraton Hotel, El Mamoura Tours Casino, the Sayeda Zeinab, the Felfala Casino, the Inter Casino, and the Nile Hilton. Popular games in these casinos include American Roulette, Blackjack, Poker, Punto Banco, Slot Machines, and Video Poker. And just as you'd expect, there are many, many fine-dining restaurants to feed the hungry gamblers.

Obviously, Egypt wasn't always this modern; though gambling itself has existed since ancient times. There is sufficient evidence to suggest that all ancient cultures supported gambling in one form or another. Various implements associated with gambling have been found in ancient China sites, dating back to 2300 B.C. A pair of ivory dice made before 1500 B.C. have been found in Egypt. Gambling in Egypt was so popular in ancient times that writings mentioning gambling were inscribed on a tablet in one of the pyramids at Giza.

Since the ancient Egyptian dice games, gambling slowly evolved. The Chinese are thought to have invented the paper playing cards around 700 A.D. These cards quickly found their way to Egypt and other parts of the world, including France, where the French modernized the playing cards into the 52-card deck we know of today. Even though we think of casinos as ultra-modern gambling houses, they were also around since the beginning of civilization. Casino roots are embedded deep in our history. Archeological extracts and historians both insist that organized gambling was taking place in ancient Egypt.

Games of chance have always intrigued people as a whole. Even one of the most stunning places you will ever lay eyes on has a sordid history. Workers drug the extremely massive pyramid bricks during the day, and played dice at night. It's strange to think that maybe we have no control over our gambling urges. Just like procreation, eating, and survival instincts are genetically coded into our DNA, gambling seems to be just as deep-rooted.