Gambling addiction may have biological basis
Most Canadians can walk into a casino without risking all their money. But for about two per cent of Canadians, gambling is a pathological pursuit that re-wires their brains.
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Interesting gambling information:
- 1905: The town of Las Vegas is founded when the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company holds a land auction at the site on May 15.
1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time. - Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
- 1967: Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Anne Beaulieu on May 1 in the chapel of the Aladdin Hotel.
1970: Binion's Horseshoe casino hosts the first World Series of Poker.
1971: Female card dealers begin working on the Strip for the first time. - The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
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