Mathematics was only one area of interest for Gerolamo Cardano the sixteenth-century astrologer, philosopher, and physician was also a prolific author and inveterate gambler.
Published posthumously in 1663, Cardano\'s ``Liber de ludo aleae`` (Book on Games of Chance) is often considered the major starting point of the study of mathematical probability.
Gambling led Cardano to the study of probability, and he was the first writer to recognize that random events are governed by mathematical laws.
Mathematics was only one area of interest for Gerolamo Cardano the sixteenth-century astrologer, philosopher, and physician was also a prolific author and inveterate gambler