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Originally Posted by Turhan's Bey Company
Poker chips as such weren't invented until the 18th or 19th century, making them TL5. However, tokens used as markers for games and quite possibly gambling, which can be though are not necessarily coin-like, go back to the Romans. Dedicated gambling houses are of similar vintage. They're a matter of economics more than technology.
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The Italian word reffered to a summer house and later, a place fot sociaal gathering.
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Central to the transformation is the development of the senses of casino in Italian. The word was first applied to a country house and then came to be used for a social gathering place, a room or building where one could dance, listen to music, and gamble
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Thr middle definition is still in use for the Casino on Catalina island, btw.