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Gambling

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Wagering money or some form of valuables in a game chance or something else with uncertain outcome.

Notable people involved: David H. Ahl, Jan Jirkovský, Jonathan Chey, Ralph E. Hopkins and Farbs

Alternate name: Betting

Acey Duecy (RCA COSMAC VIP)

Isaki Shuugorou no Keiba Hisshou Gaku (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Isaki Shuugorou no Keiba Hisshou Gaku

NES 1990-03-30

Horse Racing (MS-DOS)

At The Dog Track (MS-DOS)

At The Dog Track

ZX Poker (ZX Spectrum)

MacCasino (Macintosh OS Classic)

Omni-Play Horse Racing (Commodore 64)

Omni-Play Horse Racing

Bird Race (Macintosh OS Classic)

Paarden Race (Commodore PET)

Derby Dash (VIC-20)

Daily Double Horse Racing (Atari ST)

Daily Double Horse Racing

Wallaby!! Usagi no Kuni no Kangaroo Race (PC Engine)

Wallaby!! Usagi no Kuni no Kangaroo Race

PCE 1990-12-14

See also: minigames (gambling often involves minigames when it's not the whole point)

Can be anything from casino game machines to card games to sports and to other things.

Games by year

The first Gambling video game was released in 1961.

Blizzard, Creative Computing and Cascade Games published most of these games.

Platforms

MS-DOS	18
Apple II E	14
C64	14
custom	12
ZX Spectrum	12
Windows	12
Commodore PET	11
COSMAC VIP	8
Linux	8
Mac OS Classic	7
Amstrad CPC	7
Sol-20	6
TRS-80	6
Mac OS X	5
BBC	5
Amiga	4
NES	4
DEC PDP-1	4
ZX 81	3
Atari 400/800	3
VIC-20	2
PS3	2
Atom	2
SNES	2
Oric	2
C128	2
Pandora	2
APF	2
BeOS	2
Epson HX-20	2

Most common companies

Blizzard	11
Creative Computing	7
Cascade Games	6
RCA	4
Bethesda Softworks	4
GTI Software	4
CDS Software	4
Artworx Software	4
SportTime	3
SoftSide	3
Digital Equipment Computer Users Society	3
Subset Games	3
CRL	3
Virgin Games	3
Blue Manchu	3
PET User Group	3
Dreadlocks	3
Sega	3
Mastertronic	3