Branson Enters Online Poker Game

As reported by the UK Guardian: “If internet gambling is like the wild west, then Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Poker is the latest cowboy to swagger into the saloon.

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Fri, November 25th, 2005

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Interesting gambling information:

  • At a land-based casino, if your slot machine is malfunctioning, you won't get paid if you win the jackpot! All slot machines have this written on them but many players are not aware of this policy. The casinos have a device which lets them know if a slot machine is malfunctioning or if it's been tinkered with. Your best bet is to stop playing at it and try another.
  • Bingo as we know it today is a form of lottery and is a direct descendant of Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia - the Italian National Lottery organized in 1530.
  • French mathematicians Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Pascal explored the mathematics of gambling, leading to the formulation of Pascal's theory of probability in 1654.
  • In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.