They came, they saw, they cheated: Metal detectorist finds 2,000-year-old loaded dice that Romans used to boost their chances of winning when gambling

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  • Stephen Pattison, from North Yorkshire, discovered the dice in a field in Bagby
  • Made from bronze, the dodgy dice are tilted to favour certain numbers
  • The dice were used in a gambling game, which involved rolling a two or six
  • North Yorkshire hosts a number of Roman sites, including columns in York
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Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...d-loaded-dice-Romans-used-cheat-gambling.html
 

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