The history of gambling is quite well studied, it seems to me that it is much more interesting to look at it from the perspective of the further evolution of gambling, what awaits humanity in the near future, however, it should be borne in mind that gambling is inherently quite conservative.
History of gambling starts when people combined gaming and earning. When they started to play game with intention to earn, it is gambling.
Last 2 years we witnessed Play to Earn and do you consider it like gambling but in support of blockchain, NT technologies?
When you play games and depend on random luck, probability to win and earn, it's gambling.