Games of dice have existed in India since ancient times. The Rig Veda mentions the sad story of the fate of the gambler in a beautiful verse that describes his dilemma and his social condition<ref>Rig Veda ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A6.%E0%A5%A9%E0%A5%AA Mandala 10, Sukta 34])</ref>. The verse beautifully describes the gambler's passion for a game of dice (द्यूतक्रीडा), when he hears the dice roll on the wooden boards as the evenings draw near. | Games of dice have existed in India since ancient times. The Rig Veda mentions the sad story of the fate of the gambler in a beautiful verse that describes his dilemma and his social condition<ref>Rig Veda ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A6.%E0%A5%A9%E0%A5%AA Mandala 10, Sukta 34])</ref>. The verse beautifully describes the gambler's passion for a game of dice (द्यूतक्रीडा), when he hears the dice roll on the wooden boards as the evenings draw near. |