Monday June 16, 2008 - 12:24 EST
UNITED KINGDOM — (PRESS RELEASE) — First it was online bingo and then online poker - now according to Vernons.co.uk the latest gaming phenomenon to hit the UK is online slot machines as the fascination Brits have with Las Vegas and winning big has led to the gaming company experiencing a tenfold increase in players over the last six months.
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Interesting gambling facts:
- Legal gambling operations in Washington reported $1.7 billion in net receipts in 2005: 61 percent was reported by tribal casinos, 10 percent came from the state lottery. 2 percent of responders in a February state survey said they placed bets online.
- The famous banker J.P. Morgan once walked out of a Monte Carlo casino because the stakes were too low? At the time, the maximum wager was 12,000 francs and Morgan wanted it increased to 20,000 francs. When the casino manager refused to increase the limit, Morgan left the casino saying "12,000 francs! I have no time to lose such ridiculous amounts."
- Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700's where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one) and has been in United States since the 1800's.
- Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
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