Few nations have embedded the logic of wagering so thoroughly into their civic identity. From the tulip mania of the 1630s — arguably the world's first speculative bubble — to the intricate lottery systems that funded civic infrastructure across the Golden Age, the Dutch relationship with chance has always been woven into the fabric of daily life. Street fairs in Amsterdam during the seventeenth century featured rudimentary number games where merchants and laborers stood side by side, the usual ...