The world of gambling has been rapidly developing in recent years. Now, gamblers can not only come to Las Vegas or another major gambling capital, but also play their favorite games sitting at home. Some very interesting facts about gambling are the following: Facts about Las Vegas – Las Vegas has 75 casinos and 1,700 companies there have gambling licenses; – Nearly 40 million people visit Las Vegas every year despite the fact that the actual city population is just 568,000 people; – According to surveys, only 5% people coming to Vegas name gambling as a reason of the visit. In the same time 88% recognize that they were involved in gambling during the visit in one way or another; – 320 weddings take place in Las Vegas every day. The cost of marriage in the City of Sin is about $35; – Vegas Vic, the big neon cowboy on Fremont Street, is the largest neon sign in the world. Facts about online gambling – The first online “casino” with real money games was created by the MicroGaming network in 1997. The program was called the «Internet Casino System Version IV» (in the 90s, owners of online casinos preferred to remain anonymous); – More than 3 million people in the UK are active in online gambling every day. The most popular games are bingo and online poker; – Citizens of Cyprus spend about E2. 5 billion per year on online gambling. That is E3,125 per person as the population of Cyprus is only 800,000 people. Facts about gambling in general – If a person is willing to bet $100,000 or more, he/she shall notify the casino in advance. Casino managers make a decision after which the contract is often signed. A person can’t just come to the table and bet more than $5,000; – If all the roulette numbers (from 1 till 36) were added up, the number of the devil, “666″ is the result; – 55% of the world’s population buys lottery tickets, which makes the lottery the most popular form of gambling; – 25% of Americans said they participated in illegal gambling at least once in their lives, not including online gambling websites. Historical facts about gambling – Historical studies have shown that the first mention of gambling appeared in 2,300 BC. – Most people believe that casinos appeared in 17 century in Western Europe, but in fact they appeared much earlier in ancient China; – Charles Fey invented the first slot machine in 1897 and called it the Liberty Bell. Facts about cards – Four kings appear in the deck not accidentally. Each of them is associated with a real historical figure: hearts – Charles the Great, diamonds – Julius Caesar, spades – King David, clubs – Alexander the Great. – Card suits and numbers have a lot to do with nature. For example, day and night are represented by red and black suits.

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