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Betting on art: auction duels, collection virtuosos and millionaire jewels
In the worldly salon of art, where brushstrokes intertwine with astronomical figures, auctions are veritable theaters of suspense and strategy. The euphoria of registering to bet online echoes in the feverish moment in which the bang of the auction hammer decides the fate of precious masterpieces. In this cosmos, a single moment can transform a…
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Poker and politics: when the powerful play with their cards on the table
While today we can easily have fun betting online, without risking anything other than a few pennies, in the past (and perhaps even today, who knows?) there were those who put much more than their own pockets at the green table. International agreements, secret alliances, even wars… everything could be decided with a good bluff…