(Don’t) Bet for your lives...

…or as if your life depended on it. It can never be stressed enough how you shouldn’t be betting anything you can’t lose or on anything you don’t want to lose. Confusing? Not so much. When gambling, let’s say playing Blackjack or some other card game, the first rule, the golden rule is always “don’t bet what you can’t afford to lose”. People that bet beyond their expectations are compulsive gamblers. Gambling is a game of chance, and chances are the odds aren’t in your favor. When sports betting, the idea is the same, with some little twists...

Casino Games For Everyone...

Many casino games seem intimidating. We are all aware of the high stake world of poker tournaments, million dollar jackpots, and how easily it can all go wrong. But that doesn’t mean all casino games are that intense. The way people view casinos has changed drastically over the years, and now that there are online casinos, more and more people are giving them a try. You don’t have to be a strategic genius, or have lady luck on your side, you can play, have fun, and win just as easily. The game you choose will make all the difference, and there are so ...

Gambling Statistics Today...

Thirty-seven of our fifty states now offer lotteries. Fifteen million people show some sign of an addiction to gambling, and it’s no wonder with the gambling industry that have grown tenfold since 1975. Two-thirds of the adult population placed a bet of some kind last year alone and the profits from gambling in casinos are more than $30 billion. Lotteries come in second with about 17 billion every year. The “players” with household incomes under $10,000 bet almost three times as much on lotteries compared to those with incomes over $50,000. ...

So Many Types of Gambling...

What you are likely to see in a casino are: table games, electronic games like that of Pachinko, rows and rows of slot machines and video poker machines. Bingo and Kino are also played in casinos, when actually, any game that is played for money will be found in a casino. Other well known gambling games that are played outside of casinos would be Bingo,  dead pool, state lotteries, pull-tab games, scratchcards better known as scratchers, and Mahjong. Fixed-odds gambling and Parimutuel betting frequently occur at many types of sporting events, as well as political...

Gambling...

Also known as gaming, it is the act of betting money on and event or even a game. There are many forms of betting, for instance, there are state lotteries, nickle and dime poker and slot machines. Each state has its own laws for gambling. Not as often played is the racetrack wagering, which is not as popular at the lotteries and the casino gambling. Although the race track revenues are substantial, they are certainly less than the other two. It was noticed in the second half of this century that the racing gaming declined. Lotteries became the new thing and thus took the...

Legalized Gambling...

The casino is absolutely the most high profile form of today’s gambling. But casinos create crime along with other costs and that cost is paid by society. It is seen that money spent in the casinos is the same money that is not spent in local businesses as the problem gamblers numbers grow. Not only that but bankruptcies go up which then effects the taxpayers and businesses. Compulsive gambling is certainly a problem and getting worse and what is needed is treatment options and education for the public. Getting help before it is to late is the goal here. Creating...

Early Days of Gambling...

Historical records till us that gambling artifacts have be found in ancient Rome, Egypt China and India. Found on a tablet from the Cheops pyramid were writings that were specific to gambling. There have also been findings about gambling being outlawed as early as the 14th century.  This was done by King Henry VIII of England when he found his soldiers distracted from the marksmanship and drills to gamble instead. If is felt that around 900 A.D.in China that poker and blackjack began with shuffling paper money which then became playing cards. These early playing cards...