From Harbor Draws to Digital Platforms: Six Centuries of Dutch...

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From Harbor Draws to Digital Platforms: Six Centuries of Dutch Wagering Logic

Probability entered Dutch civic life through necessity rather than philosophy. Municipal authorities in mid-fifteenth century Dutch cities needed harbor repairs, orphanage funding, and flood defense infrastructure that direct taxation consistently failed to generate at adequate scale, and lottery draws offered a mechanism that voluntary participation made surprisingly reliable — citizens...

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