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Bloomberg Article: America's best backgammon player works for Goldman Sachs

Posted By: Jack Mack
Date: Friday, 9 December 2016, at 11:33 p.m.

In Response To: Bloomberg Article: America's best backgammon player works for Goldman Sachs (Phil Simborg)

The most telling paragraph in the whole article:

... it assumed its modern character only in the 1920s with the introduction of "doubling" to raise the stakes rapidly. This device accelerated its popularity as a gambling game, thereby ensuring its somewhat louche glamour.

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