Global Sports: Exciting Facts About Casino Betting

Friday, September 28, 2012

Exciting Facts About Casino Betting

By Dan White


Most people have experienced placing a bet at some point in life but there are those who find great pleasure in the excitement and for some it becomes a favorite pastime. If you are a person who loves placing bets, or you are fascinated by the excitement in placing bets, you will enjoy the betting services that are available today. Even if you're a serious or small player, it is always nice to learn entertaining facts about casino betting. In the light of this, here is a look at some very captivating facts about betting and casino games that is new to you.

Most players know that casinos feature lavish settings and spectacular decor in order to impress players. But what's up with casino floors!? It's as if casinos gone bankrupt when designing their establishment, and go with the lowest price, inelegant carpet to lower the costs. But in reality, casinos are just trying to keep players looking at the ground level because that's where the games are. Thinking further, most casino ceilings offer simple designs because they don't want bettors looking away from where the games are.

Over the years, Monte Carlo has grown to have a reputation for elegance and great casino gaming due to their Monte Carlo section. In fact, this teeny country still hosts some of the wealthiest and most famous casino bettors from allover the world. Unfortunately, travel options are confined for reaching Monaco because there are no airports within Monaco. With airplanes out of the equation, this leaves trains, cars and helicopters as the only viable transport routes to this exclusive gambling capitol. A couple more interesting facts about Monte Carlo are that the Monaco's residents aren't taxed, and they can't visit the casino. Richard Nixon, who was the 37th President of the United States, is in debt for his political career to poker. While a naval officer during World War II, Nixon was quite the rounder after winning over $6,000 off of fellow navy members. This may not sound like an enormous amount, but when adjusted for inflation, it would now worth around $75,000 today. After that, Nixon used this money to finance his successful bid for a 1946 US Congressional seat. Most people know Aristotle as the famous Greek scholar who helped shape modern physics, philosophy and logic with his profound studies in fourth century BC. However, very few people know that one of these studies included a detailed guide on how to cheat at dice games. the truth is he was merely trying to explain how probabilities in dice can be manipulated, but even still, Aristotle's work proves that he could of been a good craps player.

Staying on the subject of dice, another exciting fact is that the first dice were made out of animal bones. Prehistoric civilizations used to make bets on the outcome of which side the animal bone would land on, which is a rudimentary version of today's craps game. In time, Greeks and Romans modified dice by putting markings on them and using different materials, thus laying the foundation for modern casino dice games. Captivating enough, this popular casino game may not have ever come about had its original inventor, Blaise Pascal, did not failed at something else.

The French mathematician born in the 17th century was in fact trying to create a perpetual motion machine like so many inventors before him, and the end result was a primitive roulette wheel. Since the introduction in casinos in 1700, roulette is still one of the world's most played games. If you are a fan of some sporting event, and believe that you can make successful predictions, then, this is the right time for you to earn some worthwhile bucks.




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