Betbrokers gambles on AIM float

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Betbrokers , a broker and clearing house for sports betting, has announced plans to raise around £5m from a listing on Londons AIM next month, valuing the firm at some £45m.

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Mon, September 18th, 2006

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Gambling casinos history:

  • In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.
  • Pathological gambling is recognized as a medical disorder by the American Psychiatric Association and has elements of addiction similar to alcohol and drug addiction.
  • The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
  • 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.