{
  "id": 2061467,
  "title": "The ancients also worried about the risks of gambling. But even Roman emperors played dice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-ancients-also-worried-about-the-risks-of-gambling-but-even-roman",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T01:51:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation AU",
    "slug": "the-conversation-au",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/the-ancients-also-worried-about-the-risks-of-gambling-but-even-roman-emperors-played-dice-289967"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Authorities in Greek and Roman times tried hard to put limits on gambling. They weren’t particularly successful.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}