Casino gambling jumps in Britain
LONDON, Nov. 12 (UPI) — The number of gamblers has jumped in Britain since the government abolished a 24-hour registration period for new visitors. Casinos report 100,000 new visitors have entered their doors since the waiting period was lifted five weeks ago, the Times of London said.
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Do you know that:
- The word Casino originally meant a public hall for music and dancing. By the second half of the 19th century, the term essentially meant a collection of gaming or gambling rooms. The classic example of a casino, is the casino at Monte-Carlo, which was opened in 1861.
- Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.
- In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.
- The term "turned the tables" is actually a chess term coming from the mid 1600's. When a player was losing, they would physically turn the chess table to assume the winning side of the table.
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