Yes, you really can beat the slot machines

On Tuesday the ruination of Susanne Orton’s life became complete. Having gambled away £100,000 of her and her solicitor husband’s savings, and robbed his practice of a further £79,655 to feed her addiction, she was caught, put on trial, and sent to prison for 10 months. Mesmerised by all those lights, bleeps, nudges and holds, and fuelled by the adrenalin of imminent jackpots, she kept on …

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Sat, May 31st, 2008

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Gambling casinos history:

  • The MGM Grand, situated on the a Las Vegas strip has come up with a brand new slogan to promote the casino, "Think of all the New Year's resolutions you'll break." Some say it might even rival the famous Las Vegas catchphrase, "What happens here, stays here."
  • 1993: Steve Wynn buys the Dune Hotel, then implodes it to make way for the Bellagio. The new MGM Grand is completed, once again becoming the world's largest hotel. On December 31, Barbra Streisand stars in the inaugural concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
  • Keno, the casino version of lotto, originated in China nearly 2000 years ago when Cheung Heung devised a lottery as a way of raising funds for his province's army.
  • Nevada is the oldest and largest legalized gaming center in the United States. Gaming was legalized in Nevada in 1931 in the middle of the Great Depression as a form of economic stimulant.