Festivals have long mixed celebration with a bit of risk, using calendars to...

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Festivals have long mixed celebration with a bit of risk, using calendars to mark when gambling should stop. Take Saturnalia, where games ended as the holiday closed, or Diwali’s teen patti, played only during the festival