Even today, when someone says “casino”, a casino card game comes to mind first. They became popular all over the world thanks to their diversity and recreational aspect. Long before slot machines, there were card and table games. In other words, people have been playing table games for at least 700 years. The written history of card games in Europe begins in the 14th century.
Historical records show that card games first appeared in China in the 9th century. The history of table games is much older than you think.
