在中國傳統的社會裡，博戲是一種流傳久遠且廣泛的風習，並發展出桔補、雙陸、打馬、擲骰子等各種方式，在上層社會以此做為消遣與娛樂，市井小民也上行下效。漸漸的，博戲結合了賭資，賭博開始風行，尤其是快速決定勝負且不需要太高技巧的玩法，取代了原來的文娛活動。本文旨在探討賭博風習在宋代的發展，宋代不僅增加玩法，而隨著商業的繁盛、大都市的興起等背景原因，賭博之風繁盛，為了維護社會秩序與善良風俗，宋代也沿襲了禁賭的法令，朝廷不斷重申禁約，但禁賭的執行並不嚴切。

Gambling is a spread wide and deep folk custom in traditional Chinese society. Upper classes of society delight this entertainment and amusement, as well as the inferiors imitate the fashion. Gradually, money was using as award of gaming, and then developed variety way of gambles especially some gambles which is simpler quicker and unskilled take the place of traditional recreational games. The purpose of this article is to discuss the development of gambling in Song. Gambling became more and more popular through commerce blooming and urban sprawl. Song's Royal prohibits gambling and publish laws and decrees as containment. Yet even reaffirm the prohibition, performing is slack.