Say ‘Bonjour!’ to Paris in March Courtesy of 888.com

In the past, 888.com (www.888.com) has run some exceptional promotions for its VIP players but the chance to win a $40,000 plus trip to Paris would have to top them all. Mike Herea, Promotions Department Manager for 888.com (www.888.com), is thril

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Wed, November 16th, 2005

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Gambling casinos history:

  • In 1980, the American Psychological Association included pathological gambling in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III).
  • Playing cards are believed to have been invented in China and/or India sometime around 900 A.D. The Chinese are thought to have originated card games when they began shuffling paper money (another Chinese invention) into various combinations.
  • Gambling became legalized in Vegas in 1931 by Mayme V. Stocker and J.H. Morgan who was issued Clark County Gaming License No. 1.
  • People earning $10,000 per year gamble more than twice as much money as people earning $30-40,000 per year. People earning $10,000 per year gamble four times as much money as those making $80,000 or more per year.