Online gambling snagging children as young as 9
Addiction experts are blaming the explosion of online gambling for a dramatic rise in the number of young people getting hooked. “Even kids as young as nine years are learning about gambling. They may not be gambling with money, but they’re learning concepts of gambling.
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Interesting gambling facts:
- Lotteries, along with their close derivative bingo, are the most popular kinds of gambling. The popularity of lottery games is not limited to state-run lotteries. Indian tribes run lotteries and illegal lotteries still exist.
- Parimutuel wagering refers to the type of gambling where the total prize pool is based upon the amount of money wagered. The more money gambled, the bigger the prize.
- Video Poker machines were introduced in the 1970s, when an oil embargo had a negative impact on Vegas revenues. The machines were popular enough to spark a recovery in casino business.
- 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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