Monday September 04, 2006 - 00:03 EST

Was I Ripped-Off on a Progressive? What effects the variance of a slot machine? Is it the distribution of the prizes, i.e., more high-tier prizes than lower ones?

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Mon, September 4th, 2006

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
  • Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700's where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one) and has been in United States since the 1800's.
  • 1973: The MGM Grand opens on the Strip, becoming the world's largest hotel.
    1989: One of Vegas's most extravag-ant hotels opens. Steve Wynn's Mirage resort features a man-made volcano and over 3,000 rooms. Siegfried and Roy sign a $57 million, five-year contract to provide entertainment at the hotel.
  • Legal gambling operations in Washington reported $1.7 billion in net receipts in 2005: 61 percent was reported by tribal casinos, 10 percent came from the state lottery. 2 percent of responders in a February state survey said they placed bets online.