10 Surprising Facts about Casinos and Gambling

The first casino was built by Casanova in 1638 in Venice, Italy. It was established as a house for summer activities, A "Summer House" as a place for pleasure. Later on it became a “Casino” and was used to host games.

More specifically, Monaco citizens can enter the casinos but not the gaming areas.

Aristotle wrote a detailed guide explaining probabilities in dice and how they can be manipulated.

The roulette was originally made as a machine that would move by itself in perpetual motion. Later it was realized it can be used to make money. Ooh Yeah!

An anonymous sailor had made 27 straight passes (wins) with the dice at the craps table – that earned him the prize of $268 million!!!

Throughout the history, people were wandering about what the four suits represent.

During the 18th century, English casinos hired people to swallow the dice in case of a police raid.

Many people believe you need to have a sum of cards of 21 to win the pot. However, all you need is to beat the dealer (and not go over 21).

When you add up all the numbers on the roulette wheel you get 666. Spooky!!!

Have you ever wondered about the first slot that was invented? It was all a part of improving customer service. A car garage owner has built a gaming slot to entertain those who waited for their cars to be fixed. I bet some didn’t want to leave the garage even when their car was ready to go.