Since this topic is about the history of the development of gambling in the world as humanity develops, an interesting question arises - when did people begin to use gambling in order to "launder" money.
I don't think it was in the Middle Ages when income control was either non-existent or minimal. I think that all these machinations for money laundering began somewhere at the end of the 19th century, when the tax services developed and began to work effectively.
And what do you think?
Is this the case or the process has a longer history???
That is an interesting question. I am not sure if I have an answer for you, though, because I haven't done any research on it. From my limited knowledge of organized crime in the US, I know that organized crime families historically have been involved with gambling because gambling, along with prostitution and alcohol, were all forms of vice that provided steady income for organized crime families.
I do not know if the mafia still has a formal relationship with gambling, but today those organized crime families who once relied on vice for income have since diversified. For organized crime today, illegal gambling is not as profitable as it once was. However, organized crime is still responsible for illegal activities like drug smuggling and money laundering which are every bit as profitable as gambling used to be.