Heinlein often alludes to rolling dice for the tab. I'm sure I heard a reference in a folk song a week or two ago, as well. Was this a historical practice in the US once?
Poul Anderson wrote a story about a culture where many things were done by gambling, including your monthly salary and the equivalent of the stock exchange.
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Date: 2010-04-05 04:56 pm (UTC)Poul Anderson wrote a story about a culture where many things were done by gambling, including your monthly salary and the equivalent of the stock exchange.