World Poker Tour on FSN: $25,000 World Championship-Part II

FSN continued its broadcast of the World Poker Tour’s Season IX Sunday night with Part II of the $25,000 buy-in WPT World Championship .

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Mon, August 8th, 2011

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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.
  • 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.
  • Parimutuel wagering refers to the type of gambling where the total prize pool is based upon the amount of money wagered. The more money gambled, the bigger the prize.
  • As early as 1420, lotteries were used in Europe for public works. High-value commodities such as land and art were often sold through lotteries.