Cash Out with Daniel Negreanu on Xbox Live

Sep. 22nd, 2006 7:58 am STACKED with Daniel Negreanu Professional poker player, Daniel Negreanu, who was named World Series of Poker Player of the Year in 2004, will take a seat at the table in his own game …
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Fri, September 22nd, 2006

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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.
  • The first airplane flight to Las Vegas was made in May, 1920, with Lieutenant Randall Henderson, editor of the Blythe, California Herald, and Jack Beckley.
  • U.S. News and World Report did a comparison of crime rates in cities with gambling versus those that do not. The crime rates were significantly higher in the places that allowed gambling.
  • 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.