Gambling and Games of Chance in the Ottoman Empire 1800-1923

Gambling and Games of Chance in the Ottoman Empire 1800-1923 Book Description Gambling... A mysterious world that is not wanted to be seen and contains much more than a game process... Experiences that go far beyond winning and losing: love, murder, suicide... A profound phenomenon created by a phenomenon that deeply affects the individual and his environment. traces... Gambling adventures recorded by different segments of society in the streets, cemeteries, barracks, prisons, homes, coffeehouses, taverns, clubs... Lottery... A world where luck is awaited with hope. The rapid entry and spread of a game that the Ottoman Empire did not know much about until the last century... And bingo... The popularization of a game that is indispensable for New Year's Eve on the streets of Istanbul by the White Russian beauties known as "Haraşolar"... This book in your hands is about the history of the Ottoman Empire in the last century. It deals with gambling, one of the unacceptable areas of social life, and the experiences related to it in a historical context. (From the Promotional Bulletin)