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The Aztec gambling game "Patolli" was so addictive players would bet their loved ones and freedom when they ran out of money to bet, causing rampant indentured servitude. Was there any attempt to regulate this game pre-contact?

by /u/Chicano_Ducky in /r/AskHistorians

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