Game of chance

A game of chance is a game whose outcome is strongly influenced by some randomizing device, and upon which contestants frequently wager money. Common devices used include dice, spinning tops, playing cards, spun wheels, and numbered balls drawn from a container.

Gambling is known in nearly all human societies, even though many have passed laws restricting it. Early people used the knucklebones of sheep as dice. Some people develop a psychological addiction to gambling, and will risk even food and shelter to continue.

• Dice games
• Card games
• Casino games
• Lottery, Bingo, Keno
• spun wheels, spinning tops
• Pinata

Related topics

• probability theory
• psychology
• stochastic process
• Game classification