CYOP Systems Provides Shareholder Update; Company Confirms It is in Talks to Acquire Software

Nov. 30, 2005 — CYOP Systems International Inc. , a provider of online gaming software and operator of games portals, today confirmed that it is in asset acquisition discussions with an online gaming software …

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Wed, November 30th, 2005

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Gambling casinos history:

  • In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
  • By the 1370s, playing cards had reached Europe in a form that is recognizable today, with a pack consisting of 52 cards with suits of swords, polo-sticks, cups and coins.
  • Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
  • The famous banker J.P. Morgan once walked out of a Monte Carlo casino because the stakes were too low? At the time, the maximum wager was 12,000 francs and Morgan wanted it increased to 20,000 francs. When the casino manager refused to increase the limit, Morgan left the casino saying "12,000 francs! I have no time to lose such ridiculous amounts."