Whether as a means of divination or as a popular form of entertainment, each type of gambling has its own distinct and interesting history. The oldest form of gambling can be traced back to ancient humanity when dice was played using the bones and teeth of animals.

Playing cards were found in the eleventh century, and many believe them to be from the Chinese who also invented paper. It was the Europeans, however, who brought cards to the civilized world. The French made the designs which had the spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds, but it was not until four centuries later that the English would pick up card playing. From this time, the Americans started producing their own cards, adding quite a few of their own adjustments: double headed court cards, indexes, making round corners and the infamous Joker. Blackjack, the most popular game in casinos today, found its way to the United States during the time of the Gold Rush in the American West.

It was also through the Old West that the original game of Red Dog Poker became popular. Soon after the French revolution in the 19th century, card games were discovered in the Old West. The game Red Dog, just like other popular games, goes by many names including yablon, referring to the early version of the game out in the west. The game is also called in-between, Ace Deuce and between the sheets because the nature of the game. Red Dog is built around the concept of spread or the