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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Gambling

Even if you don’t frequent casinos, you surely know a thing or two about them.

Take Blackjack, for instance. Who doesn’t know that collecting 21 points is necessary to win at this card game? We all have heard that jackpots get hit, though the odds never look promising. We are aware that all the outcomes at slots are claimed to be random, but there’s always someone who dares hack the algorithms. And last but definitely not least – the thing no one doubts –  the House always wins.

But today let’s go through some casino facts that we, personally, found surprising. All the information was collected and verified by the web portal 777pokies. These guys made us smile at the trivia and even gasp at some events, and we are happy to share what we’ve found out with you.

  1. Most casinos don’t allow their croupiers and other staff to wear a watch. Like this, gamblers lose track of time easier. There’s also hardly a clock on a casino wall.
  2. One of the most popular casino games is nothing else but a Devil’s creation. We are talking about Roulette, of course. If you add up all the numbers on the wheel, you’ll get 666. Some people believe that the creator of the game made a deal with the Devil, who revealed how to make the game so irresistible. Maybe that’s why hundreds of players get mesmerized watching it spin and can’t help placing one bet after another on 13 black.
  3. Before a croupier goes on a break, they have to show their hands to the cameras in the ceiling. They have to clap their hands and demonstrate empty palms proving they are not stealing any chips.
  4. First games of chance sponsored the construction of the Great Chinese Wall. The earliest gambling evidence was discovered in China and it dates back to approximately 2300bc. The game was referred to as “drawing of wood”, and all the money it brought was used for construction purposes, probably, for building The Great Wall.

That’s not the first or the last famous buildings that appeared thanks to games of chance. How do you think Yale and Harvard’s universities raise the money?

  1. You know the Monte Carlo casino, right? Monaco is the gambling capital of Europe, we might say. But the citizens of this country have been banned from one of the best-known gaming venues since the 1800-s. They can’t go to the Monte Carlo casino to spin some reels or play a round of Poker. That’s the law.

Speaking of Monte Carlo. This casino gave a name to a common misconception popular among gamblers. Monte-Carlo Fallacy is the idea that if something happens more often than normal (for example, you got 8 “heads” in a row while tossing a coin), it is less likely to happen again in the future (meaning the odds for a “tails” toss are getting higher and higher). This is incorrect. The odds here are always the same: 50/50.

  1. Most casinos in Finland give their revenue out to charity and social organizations.
  2. According to the statistics, about one-fourth of the world’s population gambles. The gambling industry has grown from about $300 billion in 2011 to $516 billion in 2021. The market is expected to exceed $670 billion in 2025. The worst gamblers in the world are Australians.
  3. The smallest casino on the planet is at the back of a London cab. It’s equipped with everything you need to have some fun: a dealer, a gambling table, and a bar. Plus, it can take you wherever you need.
  4. You can ban yourself from a casino, be it an online platform or a physical gambling venue. You can choose the length of your “sentence”, and it might even be a lifetime ban. Stepping over a casino threshold, in this case, will be equal to committing a crime. The so-called “self-exclusion” is a part of the program that helps people deal with gaming addictions.
  5. This last one is not for the faint-hearted. Please, take your children and relatives with serious health conditions away from the screen. We are not joking, by the way. Ready? Here it goes.

Some addicts take gambling too far. They refuse to leave a poker machine seat or any other spot at a gambling venue until they urinate right there. There was even a case when a troubled gambler did it into a coin slot instead of giving up the seat. What can we say? Stay in control, and never ignore red flags when it comes to unhealthy gaming behaviour.

That’s all we have to share for today. We hope you’ve enjoyed some of the trivia and had the patience to finish reading all the 10 facts against all odds.

 

Staff Writer at CPO Magazine