All New Las Vegas Poker Room & Poker Tournament Directory

Loaded with user friendly features the Directory automatically lists all information for each card room and includes the tools you need to easily find the Vegas card rooms and poker tournaments that coincide … via Las Vegas Blog

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Sun, November 25th, 2007

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Interesting gambling information:

  • Pathological gambling is recognized as a medical disorder by the American Psychiatric Association and has elements of addiction similar to alcohol and drug addiction.
  • Up to the 1960s, Nevada was plagued by teamster financing, hidden ownership, employment of individuals of questionable character and background, and the clear links to organized crime.
  • Gambling is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: to play games of chance for money or some other stake, or to take a risk in order to gain some advantage.
  • A nationwide survey by the U.S. Travel Industry Association found that 38% of all U.S. residents have been to Las Vegas in their lifetime. The average length of visitors' stay in Las Vegas was almost 4 days (3.7).