History
How Fortune Became a Character in Stories
How Fortune became a character in stories, from ancient Tyche and Fortuna to the medieval wheel and later literary…
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History
Past forms of gambling and leisure, without the myth-making.
Our point of view
Curiosity is better than a sure thing
We look at casino culture with interest, not promotion. The aim is to make its forms and language easier to notice, without treating chance as a promise.