Some Crazy Fun Facts About Casinos And Gambling You Might Not Know.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I found an amazing article online which i found to be funny, and at the same time quite educative and interesting, this are facts I personally think that the gambling community should know about, so i am sharing the same facts in this community.
So without wasting much of your time, lets dive in.

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

2. The Nevada State Prison Used to Have a Casino for Inmates.



        Gambling is such a huge industry in Nevada that even the state prison had a casino inside it for 35 years. That's right: inmates could play blackjack, craps, poker, and even bet on sports inside the "Bullpen," a stone building on the prison's grounds in Carson City from 1932 to 1967. A new warden from California shut it down that year, saying gambling was a "degradation" to the inmates.

3. The Sandwich Was Basically Invented in a Casino



       The legend goes something like this: in 1765, John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, was such a huge gambler that he didn't want to leave the gaming table to eat. Instead, Montagu told his servants to just bring him some meat between sliced bread so he could eat and play at the same time. Thus the "sandwich" was born... sort of.

In reality, the Earl wasn't much of a gambler, but he did enjoy his namesake meal. The legend came from a French travel guide about London and is the only source of the gambling tale. The story caught on, however, and soon people throughout Europe were craving sandwiches. Montagu didn't invent the meal - it's meat between bread, after all; people had likely been eating this combo for centuries - but he did give it a name and a cool story to go with it (whether he liked it or not!).

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.



        Some gamblers simply take things too far: addiction counselors say that some problem gamblers are so impaired by their addiction that they simply urinate all over themselves or wear adult diapers rather than step away from the table or slot machine. For instance, in Indiana in 2007, a gambler filed a complaint with the state's Gaming Commission after he sat in a pee-soaked chair at a slot machine. And in 2015, a New Jersey man urinated into a slot machine's coin slot rather than leave the gaming floor.

5. You Can Voluntarily Ban Yourself from a Casino.



        If your addiction to gambling is getting out of control, several states allow you to ban yourself from casinos, making it a crime to step foot on the gaming floor. Ohio, for example, has a so-called "Voluntary Exclusion" program for gamblers looking to kick the habit that allows them to ban themselves for either a year, five years, or life. If you choose the lifetime ban you better mean it: there is no way to get your name off the list once you commit to quitting for good.

6. A World War II Vet Won More Than $25 Million Playing Slots.



       Most people think the big money at casinos is made at the table games, but there are rare exceptions in which the slot machines pay off the most. Las Vegas World War II veteran Elmer Sherman won a shocking $4.6 million from a slot machine at the Mirage in 1989, but he wasn't content to stop there. Elmer made it his "life's dream" to win another big jackpot. His dream came true in 2005 when he won a whopping $21.1 million at the Cannery!

7. American Roulette Is Harder to Win Than European Roulette.



        Gamblers playing roulette in America are going to have a slightly harder time winning. Originally a French game, Americans have tweaked the formula to include 38 instead of 37 possible places for the ball to land (adding a "00" as well as a "0" house pocket to the wheel). It used to be worse: in 1866, a version of the game featuring an American Eagle symbol added yet another opportunity for the house to win it all.

8. Slot Machines Used to Actually Dispense Fruit-Flavored Chewing Gum.



        Ever wonder why slot machines have little pictures of fruit on the wheels? It's because early 1880s-era slot machines would actually dispense fruit-flavored gum. The machines also dispensed tokens meant to be exchanged for drinks and cigars before pumping out actual coins in 1888.

9. "Craps" Comes from "Crabs".



        Why is the popular North American casino dice game Craps called Craps? It's a simple equation: language + time = bonkers. Historians think it all started with an old British dice game called Hazard (such a better name). In Hazard, rolling "snake eyes" was called rolling "crabs" (for some reason). French settlers in New Orleans in the mid-1700s kept Hazard alive, but over time, the combination of French and English-speaking players and changes to the game's rules slowly turned "crabs" into "craps" (for some reason) and a whole new game was born, eventually leaving Hazard nothing but a distant memory. Viva le Craps!

10. The World's Smallest Casino Is in the Back of a London Cab.



         The alleged "World's Smallest Casino" doesn't even have an address. The Grosvenor Casino in London has a mobile casino in the back of a cab, complete with a gaming table, dealer, bar, and a TV showing sports. The promotional stunt lets riders go anywhere in the city as long as they make a charitable donation... or they can go straight to the casino, free of charge.

11. The Numbers on a Roulette Wheel Add Up to 666.



          Gambling and superstition go hand-in-hand, so it's not surprising that some mystical properties have been assigned to some popular casino games. The biblical "Number of the Beast" makes an appearance in every casino with a roulette wheel: if you add up all the numbers on the wheel, you get 666! The coincidence, coupled with gambling's knack for ruining lives, has earned the roulette wheel the nickname "The Devil's Wheel."

12. Citizens of Monaco Can't Gamble at the Monte Carlo Casino.



          The infamous Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco is a gambler's paradise... as long as you're not actually from Monaco. In that case, you best go elsewhere: Princess Caroline made it illegal for citizens to gamble in the casino in the mid-1800s, insisting that the revenue generated come only from foreigners. The good news? Citizens don't have to pay income taxes since Monaco uses the casino money instead.

13. Las Vegas Is Not the Gambling Capital of the World.



         The city of Macau is the only Chinese territory where it is legal to gamble in a casino... and it also happens to be the world's largest gambling city. Forget Vegas: Macau's casino revenues beat Vegas's five times over in 2012. Unlike Vegas, which makes most of its money in penny slots, most of the money generated in Macau (75 percent!) comes from high rollers making huge bets at table games in V.I.P. rooms.

14. Casinos Are Illegal in Japan (But There's a Loophole).



         The Japanese have devised a loophole to allow gamblers to get their fix: while casinos are illegal in the country, Pachinko parlors are not. Pachinko is a slot machine-like game that earns players little silver balls. The balls can be traded for alcohol, toys, or other prizes ... but you can also ask for "special prize" tokens. These tokens can be redeemed at separate, state-regulated shops for cash, thus enabling gamblers to earn money in a country that technically forbids gambling.


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Question:
which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
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urinating all over or just wear diapers lol. urinate this time in vegas, you'd be kicked out and ban for life.
but this is the worse addict. they just don't want to miss on deal, they rather not leave their chair and keep going. no intervention for these guys already.

in prison, they can bet just about anything like literally a rat race can be done but its more fun with a real casino. you'd learn casino skills when you get out. 

[dimonstration]

Still nothing beats to Monaco facts which totally amazed me how there government manage to come up with this ironic law to protect there citizens to the main attraction by there country. I knew this fact from some random facts thread here before but I’m really happy to see this kind of thread again in the gambling section.

Maybe try adding more by batch release so that it will not be a burden to you on posting it at one go.

[acroman08]

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.

I remember reading this on one of the threads posted here in the forum, not sure what thread it was though. I have to say what he did was extremely reckless but luckily luck was on his side that day.

2. The Nevada State Prison Used to Have a Casino for Inmates.

wait, so inmates in that time can get money in and out of the prison without a problem? hearing this makes me think just how corrupt the wardens are. I am pretty they are getting bribed left and right for favors.

3. The Sandwich Was Basically Invented in a Casino

I remember reading another history that sandwich was much older than that. if I remember correctly the oldest known sandwich was created in china.

[Piesel]

Wearing diapers just to stay fixed to the game, wait a minute those guys that urinated in slot machines are the most hilarious how did they do that, I guess they may have been so drunk not to know that they getting the machine fucked up for the next time.

Time have changed, a lot of development and upgrade have been witnessed in the gambling industry, since 2000 till now so many exciting development and changes have occurred.

Thank you for such as educative and informative thread, I know you put in a lot of effort to compile these historical events and development in the gambling industry.

[cabron]

Still nothing beats to Monaco facts which totally amazed me how there government manage to come up with this ironic law to protect there citizens to the main attraction by there country. I knew this fact from some random facts thread here before but I’m really happy to see this kind of thread again in the gambling section.

Maybe try adding more by batch release so that it will not be a burden to you on posting it at one go.

Princess Caroline made it illegal for citizens to gamble in the casino in the mid-1800

Must be the kind of system that China had as well which they put up casinos not in the mainland. But this is in 1800s. Its a wonder why they have yet not changed.

Monaco is a place for the rich people though. Its their government responsibility being taken seriously that should make money from  rich tourist not getting money from its citizen. Seem not a crazy idea actually.

[Jemzx00]

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.

I remember reading this on one of the threads posted here in the forum, not sure what thread it was though. I have to say what he did was extremely reckless but luckily luck was on his side that day.

Yup, there was a thread that has been posted on the gambling section about this story. Here it is, the Casino can play a role in changing fortune? whereas he luckily won on his gambling activity and used it to invest on his company, FedEx.

Anyways, I have either read or watch something about number 4 which is about "Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor" somewhere and it is kinda reasonable especially there are some casinos that are hard to get a sit on a table. They do this to avoid getting out of their place as it is hard to get back in. Some of them used water bottles to pee however some don't which resulted them peeing all over the place. About number 5 which is about "You Can Voluntarily Ban Yourself from a Casino", I kinda knew about this based from the movies I've watched but luckily I haven't been able to try it and even consider it.

11. The Numbers on a Roulette Wheel Add Up to 666. Illuminati and devil is related with gambling. Confirmed

[dothebeats]

The first one is nothing short of luck and right place, right time scenario. The founder of FedEx could have re-rolled that money on to his dying company but he went all in and just hoped for the best. Perhaps this is the reason why a lot of people are trying to go all in on casinos when they are extremely down on their luck. I would not recommend doing anything of that thing just to save you from your finances, but I'm pretty sure a lot of us here are having an itch to get that kind of luck like the FedEx founder.

[ralle14]

which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

I'm amazed at the last fact as I thought gambling is legal in japan since i've seen the JPY currency on some online casinos. On the other hand, it's nice that they've made an alternative and the system seems similar to an arcade where you can exchange your winnings for a specific item.

Also, the roulette fact was obvious but we're lucky to not have experience playing that roulette board with two zeroes and the American eagle as this would be like the third zero on the board.

[Doell]

I'm glad to know the fun facts about gambling, indeed to win on american roulette is hard rather than European roulette, I also never played agaian on that machine. 4 cases of gambling addicts, I have once in the past seen addicts stay still in place to pee into a bottle and even eat snacks too, they said missing the chance to play once could ruin their luck. Funny but its true .

[Cryptomultiplier]

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

3. The Sandwich Was Basically Invented in a Casino



       The legend goes something like this: in 1765, John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, was such a huge gambler that he didn't want to leave the gaming table to eat. Instead, Montagu told his servants to just bring him some meat between sliced bread so he could eat and play at the same time. Thus the "sandwich" was born... sort of.

In reality, the Earl wasn't much of a gambler, but he did enjoy his namesake meal. The legend came from a French travel guide about London and is the only source of the gambling tale. The story caught on, however, and soon people throughout Europe were craving sandwiches. Montagu didn't invent the meal - it's meat between bread, after all; people had likely been eating this combo for centuries - but he did give it a name and a cool story to go with it (whether he liked it or not!).

10. The World's Smallest Casino Is in the Back of a London Cab.



         The alleged "World's Smallest Casino" doesn't even have an address. The Grosvenor Casino in London has a mobile casino in the back of a cab, complete with a gaming table, dealer, bar, and a TV showing sports. The promotional stunt lets riders go anywhere in the city as long as they make a charitable donation... or they can go straight to the casino, free of charge.

13. Las Vegas Is Not the Gambling Capital of the World.



         The city of Macau is the only Chinese territory where it is legal to gamble in a casino... and it also happens to be the world's largest gambling city. Forget Vegas: Macau's casino revenues beat Vegas's five times over in 2012. Unlike Vegas, which makes most of its money in penny slots, most of the money generated in Macau (75 percent!) comes from high rollers making huge bets at table games in V.I.P. rooms.

Firstly, the founder of FedEx risking his companies money on gambling is quite fascinating. I only wonder what spirit may have gotten into him to give him such courage. Or did he somehow rig the game or saw in a vision that he would win? I can only imaging. Still, it is not a story advising persons to take such extreme risks when it comes to gambling or investment. One should only take the risk he is willing to afford.
Secondly, the sandwich story seemed kinda funny because I and some friends in some instances during a betting game can eat or drink whatever concoction, all because no one wants to avoid the moment.
Thirdly, I find the fact about the world's smallest casino in the back of a taxi intelligently creative. The PR it must have gotten at the time would have been massive I guess.
Lastly, from my early days till now, I never knew Macau is the world's largest gambling city. I used to think it was Las Vegas.
This was insightful. Thanks OP for the interesting read.

[pawanjain]

Wow, those are some really good facts on gambling. I liked the sandwich one but I wonder if it's true or not.
Also, the fifth one is great. Getting yourself excluded from a casino is not something that every casino would provide.
Ohio is doing a good thing by enabling the gambler to use this feature to overcome gambling addiction.
If every casino includes this program at their place gambling addiction could drastically decrease with a decrease in revenue as well though.

[Gozie51]

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

I find this story interesting and it looks like what they say "never try this at home"   This is a risk that finally paid off but not very many people will be able to carry this out. This is a question of having passion and to see it succeeding and today the company is worth the success story. Meanwhile, I heard this story sometime ago but it was linked to DHL and now I don't know if DHL has same kind of similar story.

Hey so to remind us, some people sold their house or car to gamble and never got it back hehe, how lucky you are Mr Frederick Smith on the lucky dip.

[Marvelman]

One of the funniest fun facts about casinos is that Texas Hold'em is banned in Texas. Apparently, poker rooms are illegal in Texas with the exception of one casino in an Indian reservation. source

You have to wonder, can Russians play Russian Roulette?   

[Findingnemo]

The Sandwich story looks crazy for me, but I hope they named the bread and meat as Sandwich a lot later than it was invented if I am not wrong. And the slot machine dispense actual products which I saw in my childhood either personally or in some kind of movies which I don't remember now but its definitely a pleasant experience right.

FedEx founder got some real luck that is why he went back and started everything now it almost one of the biggest delivery company.

[serjent05]

12. Citizens of Monaco Can't Gamble at the Monte Carlo Casino.



          The infamous Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco is a gambler's paradise... as long as you're not actually from Monaco. In that case, you best go elsewhere: Princess Caroline made it illegal for citizens to gamble in the casino in the mid-1800s, insisting that the revenue generated come only from foreigners. The good news? Citizens don't have to pay income taxes since Monaco uses the casino money instead.

Question:
which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

I find this one amazing, Princess Caroline shows her brain on this one  .  In order to protect her citizens from being gambling addicts and at the same time remove taxation his action is really genius.  I don't mind my country banning gambling or anything related as long as we are all exempted to pay taxes.   That would be so sweet if it happens.

[darkangel11]

I knew about some of these like the Fedex story, the sandwich and a few others, but some were new to me. Good job on putting them all together. It was fun to read.
I don't get how they could allow prisoners to gamble for over 30 years and had no problems with it and then decided it was bad for them. One could think they'd come to this conclusion much sooner and if it did not happen then giving prisoners something to think of must've worked wonders for their mental health.
It's simple really. You give them something to do and they'll act like normal people. You lock them in a cage with nothing they'll think of killing or raping each other.

And in 2015, a New Jersey man urinated into a slot machine's coin slot rather than leave the gaming floor.

Maybe he wanted to subtly tell the machine that it should shower him with gold?
...or maybe the machine pissed him off so he pissed in its mouth to return the favor.

[iv4n]

10. The World's Smallest Casino Is in the Back of a London Cab.


The alleged "World's Smallest Casino" doesn't even have an address. The Grosvenor Casino in London has a mobile casino in the back of a cab, complete with a gaming table, dealer, bar, and a TV showing sports. The promotional stunt lets riders go anywhere in the city as long as they make a charitable donation... or they can go straight to the casino, free of charge.

Out of all of them, this one is the most interesting and funniest in my opinion! I'm trying to imagine this taxi, it even seems interesting if it's a long trip, you can gamble until you arrive so that any trip in this taxi goes by very quickly! I wonder what kind of games are offered in this taxi... it would be extra interesting if it was a "live game" with some very hot female dealer! Imagine that!? I would have them on my speed dial!

[Eureka_07]

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4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.
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Fck. I know people can be so lazy on themselves, but this thing hereee? Peeing on the gaming floor? It's disgusting and the laziness is too much LOL.
I didn't imagine that it can reach this extent. Maybe laziness is not the main factor, probably he's afraid that if he left his session he might not get the good win on the next spins. Or he is too excited and hyped to get a good win even so it is only his gut feel.

5. You Can Voluntarily Ban Yourself from a Casino.

This one can be seen even today in online/crypto casino. I admire the idea, I just hope that casinos are implementing it well.

[Hispo]

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.



        Some gamblers simply take things too far: addiction counselors say that some problem gamblers are so impaired by their addiction that they simply urinate all over themselves or wear adult diapers rather than step away from the table or slot machine. For instance, in Indiana in 2007, a gambler filed a complaint with the state's Gaming Commission after he sat in a pee-soaked chair at a slot machine. And in 2015, a New Jersey man urinated into a slot machine's coin slot rather than leave the gaming floor.

What? That is disgusting and quite unexpected, you are telling that if I manage to save money and visit Las Vegas someday with my family and decide to visit a world class famous casino there is a slight possibility I sit down onto an urine soaked chair?!

I wonder what is the punishment if anyone gets caught after defacing one of those expensive chairs I also wonder how often the personnel is supposed to check manually for urine soaked chairs!

Honestly, I thank you for this information from now on, Ill always check before I sitting down in a public gambling place.   

[DaveF]

I remember years ago learning that casinos have those bright ugly odd patterned carpets to keep us looking up and ahead. Towards the table games and slots.

Also, outside of the food court areas, in many casinos the restaurants are grouped in such a way that there are not 2 expensive or cheap or mid-priced restaurants near each other. If you don't like this mid priced one and want to take a look at the other it's across the casino floor. Never knew that till someone that I know who was the manager of one of the low priced ones raised some prices on some things because costs went up and just about had his head removed by the casino manager because his prices were now closer to the mid priced one....

-Dave

[khaled0111]

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.

This is the first time I hear this story! Just look how big the FedEx company is right now! If Frederick Smith had not made that trip to Vegas, we would have not heard of FedEx and it would have probably declared bankruptcy and vanished a long time ago. This is just amazing!  However,  I would never recommend anyone to do the same.

All the stories are funny except the one about the sandwich being invented in a casino as I believe sandwiches were invented way before that. I may be wrong, though.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

5. You Can Voluntarily Ban Yourself from a Casino.



        If your addiction to gambling is getting out of control, several states allow you to ban yourself from casinos, making it a crime to step foot on the gaming floor. Ohio, for example, has a so-called "Voluntary Exclusion" program for gamblers looking to kick the habit that allows them to ban themselves for either a year, five years, or life. If you choose the lifetime ban you better mean it: there is no way to get your name off the list once you commit to quitting for good.

This sounds funny to me, hearing that in some states you can actually ban yourself from gambling at casinos if you have found yourself getting addicted and intend to put it on control, because I'm just wondering how were they able to make such policy effective, knowing the fact that there are many casinos in such state of which one can just enter without getting noticed. Or was each person's name and photograph publish in each of those casinos to ensure those faces aren't allow to gamble? Or how? Because it sounds interesting

[chaser15]

13. Las Vegas Is Not the Gambling Capital of the World.

This fact for me should not be considered something surprising although I will agree that some people really know only Vegas as a famous place for gambling as casinos here are even featured in some movies or being used as set-up locations.

I think most people are aware that Macau is bigger compared to Las Vegas in terms of any aspects pointing to Gambling.

Even before that I'm not a hard gambler, I'm already aware that Macau is the top when we talked about gambling.

[seleme]

5. You Can Voluntarily Ban Yourself from a Casino.



        If your addiction to gambling is getting out of control, several states allow you to ban yourself from casinos, making it a crime to step foot on the gaming floor. Ohio, for example, has a so-called "Voluntary Exclusion" program for gamblers looking to kick the habit that allows them to ban themselves for either a year, five years, or life. If you choose the lifetime ban you better mean it: there is no way to get your name off the list once you commit to quitting for good.

This sounds funny to me, hearing that in some states you can actually ban yourself from gambling at casinos if you have found yourself getting addicted and intend to put it on control, because I'm just wondering how were they able to make such policy effective, knowing the fact that there are many casinos in such state of which one can just enter without getting noticed. Or was each person's name and photograph publish in each of those casinos to ensure those faces aren't allow to gamble? Or how? Because it sounds interesting

AFAIK, they have an internal system that has all the necessary data to check "who is not allowed to enter the casino" but I am not sure
The addicted gambler can request a permanent ban and the authorities will take care of the process to ban gamblers.
Maybe they had improved the mechanism after 8 years

[yahoo62278]

urinating all over or just wear diapers lol. urinate this time in vegas, you'd be kicked out and ban for life.
but this is the worse addict. they just don't want to miss on deal, they rather not leave their chair and keep going. no intervention for these guys already.

in prison, they can bet just about anything like literally a rat race can be done but its more fun with a real casino. you'd learn casino skills when you get out. 

I would be livid if I sat in a wet seat. I cannot imagine how I would feel if I later found out that it was urine. Casinos should probably look into a different type of material for seat then cloth so that liquids run off the seat vs soak in.

[Viscore]

The first one is nothing short of luck and right place, right time scenario. The founder of FedEx could have re-rolled that money on to his dying company but he went all in and just hoped for the best. Perhaps this is the reason why a lot of people are trying to go all in on casinos when they are extremely down on their luck. I would not recommend doing anything of that thing just to save you from your finances, but I'm pretty sure a lot of us here are having an itch to get that kind of luck like the FedEx founder.

It’s just that we don’t get the same luck just like what the founder of FedEx had. And instead of gambling what’s left on us, let’s make another profitable move that will guarantee to generate more money and not end up losing everything when we lose in gambling. I believe the founder of FedEx is also aware of the risk that he might lose everything in gambling, but maybe there’s always the right timing in every action you make.

[robelneo]

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.

There are so many of these that are unrecorded with billions of people playing in casinos and thousands of casinos all over the world for me this one really caught my attention I remember we have a thread for this and many of us are not aware of it, it's very rare to hear or read a story where a top international company founded or was saved from bankruptcy through gambling out of desperation coming from the owner. if luck did not strike the FedEx owner that night we would not have a great company like FedEx.

[sunsilk]

I didn't know about that thing with sandwich. It's one of my favorite snacks and I didn't really know the history of it. I thought that it's like sort of invented by some early saylors or it is that weird?   

I guess with all of that list, I only know about the story of the FedEx owner and that's also through the forum. And that peeing through the floor, I thought that it's just for the drunkards.

[TimeTeller]

13. Las Vegas Is Not the Gambling Capital of the World.

This fact for me should not be considered something surprising although I will agree that some people really know only Vegas as a famous place for gambling as casinos here are even featured in some movies or being used as set-up locations.

I think most people are aware that Macau is bigger compared to Las Vegas in terms of any aspects pointing to Gambling.

Even before that I'm not a hard gambler, I'm already aware that Macau is the top when we talked about gambling.

But is this still true up to this day? Because, I know with the covid restrictions, I believe, gamblers in Macau are reduced in numbers.
So there's possibility that Vegas may surpass Macau in terms of revenue in the recent years.
But in regular situation, without any restrictions, Macau will surely be ahead of the revenue.
Because this small area, their main income comes from their casinos and other gambling establishments.
You will literally hop from one casino to another in that area, if you happen to visit that place.

edit:  I got some info regarding the gaming revenue of Macau vs. Las Vegas.
And this year (Jan-May 2022) -Las Vegas ($3.2B) vs Macau ($2.9B) revenue.
So the covid lockdown in China & tightened visa restrictions were said to be one of the major influences of this revenue drop.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-20/china-s-covid-zero-rules-dampen-macau-s-gambling-revenue

[Yogee]

I already read about the FedEx when someone posted it some time ago. Self-exclusion wasn't something new to me as well. The urinating was just too funny but I'm not surprised that they wouldn't leave their seats since I learned of video gaming addicts wearing adult diapers too.

[n0ne]

I've known about the FedEx being saved with the money won from a casino. This has turned to be interesting and more people see it positive. Maybe if this hasn't worked for him surely he could've found some other ways to develop his business. He is completely of entrepreneurial mindset.

Another fun fact myself have experienced, not in a real casino but while playing online. While I gamble, surely there'll be fear of losing. The same cause the urge of urination, but when we try it won't come out.

[harizen]

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

Should not be called an "inspiring story".

Although I agree with you that isn't good investment advice, that's a suicide move. FedEx founder was really lucky while at the same time, skillful as playing Blackjack is not just about relying on luck. Not all will have the same experience in gambling.

I just wondered what if the event happened the other way around. Is there any Plan B on that founder's mind? Since he risks gambling, where the result is uncertain, that might be his last option to save the company.

[samcrypto]

2. The Nevada State Prison Used to Have a Casino for Inmates.



        Gambling is such a huge industry in Nevada that even the state prison had a casino inside it for 35 years. That's right: inmates could play blackjack, craps, poker, and even bet on sports inside the "Bullpen," a stone building on the prison's grounds in Carson City from 1932 to 1967. A new warden from California shut it down that year, saying gambling was a "degradation" to the inmates.

This is quiet not new honestly because there’s still illegal gambling in the Prison though having that classic casino in the prison is really not good at all. Most of the prison becomes more dangerous once they get into gambling, addiction can make things worst so it’s really not advisable to have this. I read some news before in my country about the raid in one of high inmates room, and you can really see there all the stuffs for gambling, it looks like they are protected as well. There’s a lot of shocking story about gambling, some are just really weird to know.

[batang_bitcoin]

5. You Can Voluntarily Ban Yourself from a Casino.

Online casinos does have this too and this is a good feature that they have made.

2. The Nevada State Prison Used to Have a Casino for Inmates.

They'll never be called Nevada with a trademark if they don't have that. But honestly, I've been into state jail facilities and this is like a norm to them. Boredom and nothing to do for most of them and they find some activities to do and one of it is gambling.
They make hustle inside and the little money they've worked hard for is becoming their bankroll and that's the kind of living in most that I've witnessed.

[KennyR]

2. The Nevada State Prison Used to Have a Casino for Inmates.



        Gambling is such a huge industry in Nevada that even the state prison had a casino inside it for 35 years. That's right: inmates could play blackjack, craps, poker, and even bet on sports inside the "Bullpen," a stone building on the prison's grounds in Carson City from 1932 to 1967. A new warden from California shut it down that year, saying gambling was a "degradation" to the inmates.

This is quiet not new honestly because there’s still illegal gambling in the Prison though having that classic casino in the prison is really not good at all. Most of the prison becomes more dangerous once they get into gambling, addiction can make things worst so it’s really not advisable to have this. I read some news before in my country about the raid in one of high inmates room, and you can really see there all the stuffs for gambling, it looks like they are protected as well. There’s a lot of shocking story about gambling, some are just really weird to know.

Maybe this can be a way to educate them and keep them under control while getting out of the prison. How come this prisoners generate revenue to gamble, and on this stand I think this is just to make them entertained and doesn't have the real money into the games. Already being into prison for a reason and this gambling could sometimes help them get out of stress. Maybe the prison could've done it with a positive approach and things are taking place against that.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Wow, those are some really good facts on gambling. I liked the sandwich one but I wonder if it's true or not.
Also, the fifth one is great. Getting yourself excluded from a casino is not something that every casino would provide.
Ohio is doing a good thing by enabling the gambler to use this feature to overcome gambling addiction.
If every casino includes this program at their place gambling addiction could drastically decrease with a decrease in revenue as well though.

I also agree, also in my beginnings I was not a person who liked slots, because a couple of times I played and I did not like it because I told myself that I lost money very quickly, I dedicated myself to playing other things, like poker , black jack, craps, and this was my day to day, I was looking for many strategies.

Then after seeing some threads from stake.com, and from bitcasino.io, I realized that some players published their winnings and they were in slots, the truth was that they were too big gains and this motivates anyone, and that's when I started with the emotion of the slots, it is also necessary to emphasize that if the casinos had that incentive to take care of their players it would be something great, although several online casinos have that function it is good that they can continue implementing it.

[UserU]

You could add this to the list as well

In addition to the Monte Carlo casino, the gambler's fallacy originated from there as well. Gamblers lost millions of Francs trying to bet against black that the ball landed on 26 times in a row.

[bittraffic]

2. The Nevada State Prison Used to Have a Casino for Inmates.



        Gambling is such a huge industry in Nevada that even the state prison had a casino inside it for 35 years. That's right: inmates could play blackjack, craps, poker, and even bet on sports inside the "Bullpen," a stone building on the prison's grounds in Carson City from 1932 to 1967. A new warden from California shut it down that year, saying gambling was a "degradation" to the inmates.

This is quiet not new honestly because there’s still illegal gambling in the Prison though having that classic casino in the prison is really not good at all. Most of the prison becomes more dangerous once they get into gambling, addiction can make things worst so it’s really not advisable to have this. I read some news before in my country about the raid in one of high inmates room, and you can really see there all the stuffs for gambling, it looks like they are protected as well. There’s a lot of shocking story about gambling, some are just really weird to know.

Maybe this can be a way to educate them and keep them under control while getting out of the prison. How come this prisoners generate revenue to gamble, and on this stand I think this is just to make them entertained and doesn't have the real money into the games. Already being into prison for a reason and this gambling could sometimes help them get out of stress. Maybe the prison could've done it with a positive approach and things are taking place against that.

Not an acceptable way to generate funds for the prison. In the past, the penitentiaries are making the prisoners work like cultivating farms and plant for thier food. We know the nature of casinos, somebody's got to lose thier money. And they'd be addicted to gambling as well, how is that prison for rehabilitation?

[davis196]

The weirdest story for me is "inventing" the sandwich in a casino. In 1765? Were actual casinos invented in 1765?
I don't think that there were separate buildings for playing gambling games that were called by the name "casino" back in 1765.
Anyway, this list isn't informative or useful. It's just a bunch of useless facts and events that don't add anything new to my knowledge about gambling in general and the history of the gambling industry. I can't believe the story about gamblers urinating in a casino in Vegas.
The smell would be disgusting this might make many moderate gamblers to leave the casino. This is a guaranteed way to lose customers and no casino manager would allow such thing to happen.

[btc78]

I found an amazing article online which i found to be funny, and at the same time quite educative and interesting, this are facts I personally think that the gambling community should know about, so i am sharing the same facts in this community.
So without wasting much of your time, lets dive in.

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

Question:
which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

I don't see this as funny story instead a stupid one , Imagine that your business funds relied in gambling? meaning if he lose them all then FedEx will be closed by then? this is something I will never love to read.
but thanks that you showed this happened in real life because for me? i would rather seek for help in other people than just gambling my company funds.

[Wexnident]

I think 1 is a relatively known event? There's been a few discussions about it here actually afaik, though ofc I wouldn't consider everyone to know it but a vast majority should be well aware of it by now. I honestly still consider how dumb the decision was but well, it all paid off in the end so I won't really say anything about it except to not actually consider it as an inspirational story, he risked everything and he won that's why his story was told, if he lost then you wouldn't see anything about it in the first place imo.

As for 5 which is the self ban, pretty sure even online casinos have it, I wouldn't consider how physical casinos wouldn't have it. I guess it's more strict though since well, you can't exactly create a second you to enter the casino to play.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

Question:
which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

- Maybe what can be said is surprising and amazing is what FEDEX went through because I can really say that gambling has become an instrument in this company, how can I say it? because I read this story on google, at a time when FEDEX was dying and almost led to the closure of his company because he had nothing else to think about and the owner was very stressed, the remaining 5000$ if I'm not mistaken he gambled, he may be thinking that his only solution to save FEDEX is gambling, and within 1 week of gambling, the 5000$ he had become 27k$, and the 27k$ he used so that he could start again with his FedEx company, and since then it gradually grew in the industry of those times. So it's just really inspiring for me.

[Kakmakr]

I think the two most shocking points was the "urination" on the chairs.... and that Las Vegas is not the gambling capital of the world. I have had some instances where I visited a casino and I got a whiff of urine ....but I thought it was older people with weak bladders having a accident... but normal people doing that..... no no no!

Also, to think that China of all places...has the biggest casinos... was a bit of an eye opener for me. I think the western world just accepted that Las Vegas was the gambling capital of the world, because most movies are creating that perception. 

[lienfaye]

12. Citizens of Monaco Can't Gamble at the Monte Carlo Casino.

I like this one than other stories. Princess Caroline prohibited the Monaco citizens to gamble but it has a good benefit because they dont need to pay income taxes and thats a relief. It can also prevent the citizens to lose their money and worse become addicted because of gambling.

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

If you become addicted you can really do some crazy things to play continuously and this is a perfect example.

[ethereumhunter]

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.



        Some gamblers simply take things too far: addiction counselors say that some problem gamblers are so impaired by their addiction that they simply urinate all over themselves or wear adult diapers rather than step away from the table or slot machine. For instance, in Indiana in 2007, a gambler filed a complaint with the state's Gaming Commission after he sat in a pee-soaked chair at a slot machine. And in 2015, a New Jersey man urinated into a slot machine's coin slot rather than leave the gaming floor.

Well, this can happen if the person doesn't want to miss every gambling moment so that it makes him pee where he sits. But it's a shame because they are adults who should be able to control themselves, including urinating first and then continuing to gamble again. Addiction can lead to things we might never have thought of because luckily, we don't have a gambling addiction. People should avoid that because it can make other people uncomfortable and maybe we will get into trouble later.

[bitterguy28]

I found an amazing article online which i found to be funny, and at the same time quite educative and interesting, this are facts I personally think that the gambling community should know about, so i am sharing the same facts in this community.
So without wasting much of your time, lets dive in.

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

Question:
which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

I don't see this as funny story instead a stupid one , Imagine that your business funds relied in gambling? meaning if he lose them all then FedEx will be closed by then? this is something I will never love to read.
but thanks that you showed this happened in real life because for me? i would rather seek for help in other people than just gambling my company funds.

it is a choice we must put into account , Gambling is at some point a provider for others but for me this is not a good idea to put your company into gambling hands , but of course He is the owner and this is his call if what he thinks can help his company to grow more and successfully ? it does for him.

I didn't know about that thing with sandwich. It's one of my favorite snacks and I didn't really know the history of it. I thought that it's like sort of invented by some early saylors or it is that weird?   

I guess with all of that list, I only know about the story of the FedEx owner and that's also through the forum. And that peeing through the floor, I thought that it's just for the drunkards.

Yeah if not in this thread? I will never have any thoughts about that sandwich.

[Piesel]

urinating all over or just wear diapers lol. urinate this time in vegas, you'd be kicked out and ban for life.
but this is the worse addict. they just don't want to miss on deal, they rather not leave their chair and keep going. no intervention for these guys already.

in prison, they can bet just about anything like literally a rat race can be done but its more fun with a real casino. you'd learn casino skills when you get out. 

I would be livid if I sat in a wet seat. I cannot imagine how I would feel if I later found out that it was urine. Casinos should probably look into a different type of material for seat than cloth so that liquids run off the seat vs soak in.

An excellent idea may be something lather or lather fabric that has soak resistance and can easily be seen, I think that act is evidence of poor management by the casino, and if the upgraded casinos most especially in the post-covid-19 era a lot of cleaning and health practices have been put in place.

In modern casinos, I don't think that is possible to happen because there is high competition in the business casinos need to be well equipped to give players maximum comfort since they going to be spending a lot of time playing.

[acroman08]

One of the funniest fun facts about casinos is that Texas Hold'em is banned in Texas. Apparently, poker rooms are illegal in Texas with the exception of one casino in an Indian reservation. source

what's funnier is that the only reason that it was allowed is that they found a loophole not sure what loophole it is since the article didn't mention it. also, assuming the article said "poker rooms" I assume that other types of poker are also illegal.

You have to wonder, can Russians play Russian Roulette?   

you know Russian roulette is a form of torture right? unless you meant something different.

[fortunecrypto]

There are actually 25 of this facts from the source HERE, but unfortunately, this is the much I can list here, to find out the rest of the facts, please visit the source website, link above and below.

Source: https://www.ranker.com

Question:
which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

There are hundreds or even thousands more that are unrecorded or not verified, the one that caught my fancy is this one

The Nevada State Prison Used to Have a Casino for Inmates.

we all know gambling addiction can breed criminals and if you let criminals continue doing this, they will not be reformed and the warden will have problems if these convicts resort to cheating and robbing their fellow inmates, this is unheard of, prisons correctional should be a place for correction, not to do their vice, like gambling.

[Mauser]

Question:
which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

That was a nice read through your gambling facts, even if I knew some of them before it's a funny summary. The fact that made me laugh the most is about the Earl of Sandwich, I had no idea that there was royalty in England with the name of sandwich   and even a city with name of Sandwich. Now I wonder if sandwiches taste much different over there. And even today people like eating sandwiches while at work or doing other things. It's the perfect snack in between. In my home town casino there is a nice restaurant inside, so you can enjoy more fancy food while gambling. It's quite common to see people at the poker table to eat a nice piece of tuna or salmon.

[Rieeir]

Fact number 4 is so disgusting that I have no desire to even discuss this topic. I feel a mixture of pity and disgust for any addicts and this is not the worst thing they are capable of. Such people need serious medical care.

[crzy]

Fact number 4 is so disgusting that I have no desire to even discuss this topic. I feel a mixture of pity and disgust for any addicts and this is not the worst thing they are capable of. Such people need serious medical care.

I don't know if this is still happening right now but I agree that it's really disgusting and in physical casinos they have a lot of comfort room where you can take a break and pee, Well, I guess it's too much addiction and if they continue gamble this way their health will surely compromise and they will experience some health problem. I haven't witness this kind of fun facts aside from a gambler making a scene in the casinos, which I think is very normal especially if you lose your control.

[peter0425]

Fact number 4 is so disgusting that I have no desire to even discuss this topic. I feel a mixture of pity and disgust for any addicts and this is not the worst thing they are capable of. Such people need serious medical care.

I'm not sure if this really happening till now with cameras all over the place every small part of casino is with cameras?

peeing in place like casino is a BS attitude and only a mental ill person can do such.


why would people need to do this when they can pee in hundreds of CR in casino houses?

[Tumanggor]

urinating all over or just wear diapers lol. urinate this time in vegas, you'd be kicked out and ban for life.
but this is the worse addict. they just don't want to miss on deal, they rather not leave their chair and keep going. no intervention for these guys already.

At first I did not believe that people pee in their pants while gambling in traditional casinos but when I went there for the first time, I saw a gambling addict who did that (because they don't want to waste any time at the table)

With the emergence of online gambling / casinos today, everyone including heavy addicts can play gambling even when they defecate or take a shower

[BobK71]

I found an amazing article online which i found to be funny, and at the same time quite educative and interesting, this are facts I personally think that the gambling community should know about, so i am sharing the same facts in this community.
So without wasting much of your time, lets dive in.

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

Question:
which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

I don't see this as funny story instead a stupid one , Imagine that your business funds relied in gambling? meaning if he lose them all then FedEx will be closed by then? this is something I will never love to read.
but thanks that you showed this happened in real life because for me? i would rather seek for help in other people than just gambling my company funds.

The FedEx Company was established through some inherited assets and bank loans. When it was almost destroyed, the Founder started gambling at some point with a disappointment. He did not think he could help his company with the gambling money. He had no such intention. But after a few days he made a good amount of money later that money was subsequently spent on his company

[coin-investor]

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.



        Some gamblers simply take things too far: addiction counselors say that some problem gamblers are so impaired by their addiction that they simply urinate all over themselves or wear adult diapers rather than step away from the table or slot machine. For instance, in Indiana in 2007, a gambler filed a complaint with the state's Gaming Commission after he sat in a pee-soaked chair at a slot machine. And in 2015, a New Jersey man urinated into a slot machine's coin slot rather than leave the gaming floor.


Question:
which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

I find this funny, amazing but not surprising, we control our human nature calling when we are excited and do not want to be disturbed by what we're doing, you can easily tell on  their faces those players who cannot control peeing and there are videos on Youtube on taking pees on their pants while playing, here's one example of that

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yJ5KjGpyDqA

[DoublerHunter]

Fact number 4 is so disgusting that I have no desire to even discuss this topic. I feel a mixture of pity and disgust for any addicts and this is not the worst thing they are capable of. Such people need serious medical care.

I'm not sure if this really happening till now with cameras all over the place every small part of casino is with cameras?

peeing in place like casino is a BS attitude and only a mental ill person can do such.


why would people need to do this when they can pee in hundreds of CR in casino houses?

^Not related to the casino but I remember watching a video when someone pooped on a fast-food chain and also in a grocery store, he pooped in the basket.
But now, that is impossible because people know that everywhere there is a camera, even though how addicted you are sitting on the table you won't dare to pee or poop under the table which is very shame on you.
Thank you for the amazing facts OP, I enjoyed reading them all.

[dimonstration]

Fact number 4 is so disgusting that I have no desire to even discuss this topic. I feel a mixture of pity and disgust for any addicts and this is not the worst thing they are capable of. Such people need serious medical care.

I'm not sure if this really happening till now with cameras all over the place every small part of casino is with cameras?

peeing in place like casino is a BS attitude and only a mental ill person can do such.


why would people need to do this when they can pee in hundreds of CR in casino houses?

^Not related to the casino but I remember watching a video when someone pooped on a fast-food chain and also in a grocery store, he pooped in the basket.
But now, that is impossible because people know that everywhere there is a camera, even though how addicted you are sitting on the table you won't dare to pee or poop under the table which is very shame on you.
Thank you for the amazing facts OP, I enjoyed reading them all.

The power of social and for the sake is being viral can make mentally ill people  do this kind of staff despite the existence of security cameras. There’s a lot of shitty videos on youtube that you can’t imagine people will do especially those challenges and prank just to attract viewers. I’m sure there will always this kind incident that will arise in any casino since that’s the hotspot of people that has a mental problem due to gambling stress.

[YOSHIE]

Question:
which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

History and interesting facts to read, the only history about casinos that I know is FedEx, that in my opinion is an interesting fact about the story of the return to the glory of the FedEx company.

Another fact, I think it's an interesting history to read, to be honest I just found out something else maybe I don't remember reading it or not which is clearly impressive and worth remembering like gambling addicts peeing and casinos in taxis, in my opinion it's not funnyagain, but very funny.

Indeed, in the world of gambling, there is a lot of history and interesting impressions to read and remember, especially about casinos, some are unique and some are funny, all of which are just memories and entertainment.
For example: The 26 Best Movies About Gambling

[famososMuertos]

Some I had read before, others I documented by the source provided by OP, regarding the "You Can Voluntarily Ban Yourself from a Casino."  Well, I did not know that there was something formal and/or legal, which undoubtedly help to recovery they adiction.

Hopefully it is something that becomes the norm in all casinos in the world, but it is something that is available only in certain countries and even within those same countries it applies to certain regions.

[dothebeats]

Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

I actually laughed when I first read it but in reality, it is really happening. Some gamblers can't even urinate because they won't leave their spot just because they want to focus on their gameplay. It's funny but really happening to those who can't resist excessive gambling. I guess online gambling which is now available via mobile is more convenient for them and they don't have to pee all over the gaming floor.

It's one way of addiction manifestation. Even in online gaming, some people tend to not leave their place and just answer the calls of nature by using plastic containers. It's gross and disgusting, and it can easily be prevented but I guess some people are too far into their addiction that they fail to recognize that what they're doing is no longer acceptable. Intervention is the key to save these people from falling into the endless pit of addiction but the stigma around addicted gamblers is still there.

[qwertyup23]

These are all amazing facts! Given that gambling has that reputation of potentially ruining/destroying someone's life, these facts that you provided show the other side- which is if the person gambling benefitted and won the odds that are almost against them.

Be warned, however, that people should not take inspiration with these examples. Given that millions of people around the globe gamble their resources, only a handful of facts/winnings can be shared. This implies that gambling is indeed, risky and if you are willing to fight the odds (which is always against you), then you reap the rewards tenfold.

[BitcoinPanther]

Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

I actually laughed when I first read it but in reality, it is really happening. Some gamblers can't even urinate because they won't leave their spot just because they want to focus on their gameplay. It's funny but really happening to those who can't resist excessive gambling. I guess online gambling which is now available via mobile is more convenient for them and they don't have to pee all over the gaming floor.

Most likely these gamblers are drunk reason why they just pee anywhere.  No sane gambler will pee on the floor if they are not intoxicated.  Since most Casino offers free drinks, they probably took advantage of it and got drunk and can't tell the difference between CR and gaming area.  I wonder what were those people who urinated on the gaming area feel when they become sober.

[Flexystar]

Wow I’m amazed with the Elmer Sherman’s winning of World War II story. I could not believe that someone can go so crazy to win a jackpot worth 29 million dollars and that too in year 2005. That’s huge money at that time considering the living expenses and stuff during that period. He became crazy rich for sure. However, the plot twist is story does not tell us how much he had to gamble to race against the slot machine and then win that much money. I’m sure it’s not more than a million dollar or so because no one carry that much with them in pockets. Lolz. But this one was motivating.

[abel1337]

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.



        Some gamblers simply take things too far: addiction counselors say that some problem gamblers are so impaired by their addiction that they simply urinate all over themselves or wear adult diapers rather than step away from the table or slot machine. For instance, in Indiana in 2007, a gambler filed a complaint with the state's Gaming Commission after he sat in a pee-soaked chair at a slot machine. And in 2015, a New Jersey man urinated into a slot machine's coin slot rather than leave the gaming floor.

This is just disgusting, I guess there is a next level on addiction. I hope no one here experienced or tried this one because of their gambling addiction. I wonder how did the casino management take action into scenario, If they make the gambler stop gambling will anyone dare still use the gambler slot machine where he take his piss.

This is a good fact compilation, I haven't heard most of it and I was intrigued with the pee thing.

[TimeTeller]

Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

I actually laughed when I first read it but in reality, it is really happening. Some gamblers can't even urinate because they won't leave their spot just because they want to focus on their gameplay. It's funny but really happening to those who can't resist excessive gambling. I guess online gambling which is now available via mobile is more convenient for them and they don't have to pee all over the gaming floor.

There is lots of things happening in the gambling world that can be funny especially for addicted gamblers. I have seen gamblers that could not leave there spot of betting because of how interesting and sweet what they are doing and decided to pee inside bottle water without having the shame of what people thinks about them. We all want the money and we have people that can go extra miles.

When you're in that kind of situation, you would really find ways how to relieve yourself no matter what.
The people around you don't matter anymore, but it is how you are doing in your game, and not missed any of it.
Though we have heard and witnessed some of these shameful acts, but still, it is being practiced by many.
I believe, we won't be free from this kind of gamblers, as gambling is already part of humankind, it is just evolving.
This is the advantage of online gambling, people won't know any of your antics as you are mostly alone with yourself.

[coolcoinz]

The Japanese have devised a loophole to allow gamblers to get their fix:

This is actually pretty dumb, but so are many things in Japan. We're talking about a country that produces porn with little girls, although pedophilia is officially forbidden, but the same thing in the form of manga and anime is not.

Pachinko addicts play all day and waste a lot of money and time. If that's allowed then slots should be as well.

[sunsilk]

I didn't know about that thing with sandwich. It's one of my favorite snacks and I didn't really know the history of it. I thought that it's like sort of invented by some early saylors or it is that weird?   

I guess with all of that list, I only know about the story of the FedEx owner and that's also through the forum. And that peeing through the floor, I thought that it's just for the drunkards.

Yeah if not in this thread? I will never have any thoughts about that sandwich.

Yeah.

Too many fun facts that we don't know about the list on the OP and those really were the information that were new to us.

this is a story that is actually very inspiring but can't be used as an example or even made a movie lol. I can say he is one percent of the millions of gamblers who have succeeded in keeping their business from gambling winnings because most of the gambling winners will continue to return to the gambling table to continue to play and try to win.

It's inspiring because it became successful but I think it still can be applied to a movie. I've watched the wolf of wall street and there were too many mistakes that were done there.

if given the opportunity to win gambling with a large amount, I will definitely try to develop a business but not sure if it will be as successful as him lol.

You better do that because majority of the gamblers that win such amounts are also being returned to the casino through losing.

[Chato1977]

Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

I actually laughed when I first read it but in reality, it is really happening. Some gamblers can't even urinate because they won't leave their spot just because they want to focus on their gameplay. It's funny but really happening to those who can't resist excessive gambling. I guess online gambling which is now available via mobile is more convenient for them and they don't have to pee all over the gaming floor.

I remember a thread recently when a gambler Poop  inside casino house and that made me think that upon desperation and with losing too much? this is the way they can show their revenge in those machines, it sounds like funny but it is a sign of desperation to get back against them.

[Reatim]

Wearing diapers just to stay fixed to the game, wait a minute those guys that urinated in slot machines are the most hilarious how did they do that, I guess they may have been so drunk not to know that they getting the machine fucked up for the next time.

Or They are High in drugs because no person in right state of mind that will urinate in slot machines that they knew being recorded and none of them cannot get out without paying for what they've done.

Time have changed, a lot of development and upgrade have been witnessed in the gambling industry, since 2000 till now so many exciting development and changes have occurred.

and more security had been installed so they will maintain its safeties and people doing bad will surely caught.

Thank you for such as educative and informative thread, I know you put in a lot of effort to compile these historical events and development in the gambling industry.

informative and trivia  mate, those are not being released socially and OP did a great digging to find them all.

[kotajikikox]

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

this is a story that is actually very inspiring but can't be used as an example or even made a movie lol. I can say he is one percent of the millions of gamblers who have succeeded in keeping their business from gambling winnings because most of the gambling winners will continue to return to the gambling table to continue to play and try to win.

if given the opportunity to win gambling with a large amount, I will definitely try to develop a business but not sure if it will be as successful as him lol.

lol . Inspiring something that close to impossible to achieve is not worth trusting mate , He had already 5,000$ why need to risk in gambling? when you can use this to run your business and earn little  by little than seeking for easy profit? yeah he is lucky winning 27k but this only happens once in a thousand times so he is one of those, but what about those others like him that lose their last Money? this is not what we need to be inspired mate.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Nice thread, OP.

As it was a compilation, there are some things that seemed obvious to me and that I don't think should be in a compilation of crazy facts about casinos, such as that people can exclude themselves.

Of the rest, some of them are curious and interesting, but the craziest of them all seems to me to be number 4 (Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.)

Most likely these gamblers are drunk reason why they just pee anywhere.  No sane gambler will pee on the floor if they are not intoxicated.

You are probably right. It is the combination of alcohol and addiction that leads to this.

[Piesel]

Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

I actually laughed when I first read it but in reality, it is really happening. Some gamblers can't even urinate because they won't leave their spot just because they want to focus on their gameplay. It's funny but really happening to those who can't resist excessive gambling. I guess online gambling which is now available via mobile is more convenient for them and they don't have to pee all over the gaming floor.

I remember a thread recently when a gambler Poop  inside casino house and that made me think that upon desperation and with losing too much? this is the way they can show their revenge in those machines, it sounds like funny but it is a sign of desperation to get back against them.

That is a funny revenge, and peeing in the slot machine hole is a bad way to revenge after all the gamblers being addicted will always come back to that machine to play again since he can't go away from playing.

The collection in ops writing are l funny and fun facts about the behavior of some addicted gambler and I have witnessed a scenario in my a physical casino some time ago where a customers was being chased out of the casino because he brought soap and water and clothes for changing that he is going to. spend a whole week playing in the casinos so he came prepared and the casino management did not allow him to do that because they said it is against the law to accommodate a payer over 12 hours.

[FatFork]

Most likely these gamblers are drunk reason why they just pee anywhere.  No sane gambler will pee on the floor if they are not intoxicated.

You are probably right. It is the combination of alcohol and addiction that leads to this.

Maybe the guy (I hope he was a guy) just had a bad streak. There is a Chinese superstition that you should never relieve yourself when you are on a winning streak, or vice versa if you are on a losing streak. They believe that urinating marks the end of a bad streak, since it removes negative energy from the body.

[Reatim]

Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

I actually laughed when I first read it but in reality, it is really happening. Some gamblers can't even urinate because they won't leave their spot just because they want to focus on their gameplay. It's funny but really happening to those who can't resist excessive gambling. I guess online gambling which is now available via mobile is more convenient for them and they don't have to pee all over the gaming floor.

I remember a thread recently when a gambler Poop  inside casino house and that made me think that upon desperation and with losing too much? this is the way they can show their revenge in those machines, it sounds like funny but it is a sign of desperation to get back against them.

That is a funny revenge, and peeing in the slot machine hole is a bad way to revenge after all the gamblers being addicted will always come back to that machine to play again since he can't go away from playing.

well maybe those who peed and Poop in casino machines/houses will never return to that same spots instead they will turn to other places or other game instead because they find no luck on those games.

their revenge will surely back fire to them because casino houses authority will run after them and make them punished in what they did to the machines.

[rodskee]

Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

I actually laughed when I first read it but in reality, it is really happening. Some gamblers can't even urinate because they won't leave their spot just because they want to focus on their gameplay. It's funny but really happening to those who can't resist excessive gambling. I guess online gambling which is now available via mobile is more convenient for them and they don't have to pee all over the gaming floor.

or Maybe those person are really a tripper? they cannot resist the call of doing something inappropriate  wherever they are, either in gambling places or everywhere ? and this does not mean they are a gambler or addicted gambler instead it is their nature and attitude to do whatever they think may call them cool person.

[goldkingcoiner]

Exploiting prisoners to make a profit is the most American thing I have ever heard. I bet they were given horrible odds as well.  

I knew about the japanese loophole already. They should just legalize gambling in Japan already. At this point it's just a charade. Probably just a way for politicians to save face.

The part about gambling addicts soiling themselves because they can't get away from gambling is a bit sad but makes you wonder if online gambling addicts do the same at home...

Awesome facts, my man. Have a merit!

[romero121]

The smallest cab functioning on the back of the London cab is really big development during those days. According to me, as what we do at present someone have done in the past. Now it is a simple thing to rest on the back of the London cab and spend on gambling as we've got everything in our mobile. During those days the same access in real-time without internet access is being provided by the London cab.

[slaman29]

Hmm peeing is crazy, but it's not fun at all.

If you ever worked as a cleaner or just at any restaurant or fast food especially where you will for sure have to do some cleaning, you'll definitely agree with me.

This is the part of gambling I don't enjoy, where people are no longer having fun and already addicted and people just stand by and feed off them.

[pakhitheboss]

The fact that Macau is the gambling capital and not Vegas surprised me. I always had the impression that Vegas was the gambling capital of the world. I never knew Macau has already replaced it. The funniest was the mobile casino at the back of a London cab. I was wondering how many gamblers can actually fit in the back of that London cab. The craziest fact was peeing on the gaming floor, was wondering what level of addiction these gamblers have to embarrass themselves in front of everyone. 

[Piesel]

The fact that Macau is the gambling capital and not Vegas surprised me. I always had the impression that Vegas was the gambling capital of the world. I never knew Macau has already replaced it. The funniest was the mobile casino at the back of a London cab. I was wondering how many gamblers can actually fit in the back of that London cab. The craziest fact was peeing on the gaming floor, was wondering what level of addiction these gamblers have to embarrass themselves in front of everyone. 

Macsau have come top on the list for a while now but that could be base on assumption as I don't really believe in group survey to make a general decision because, in terms of active participation, Vegas still come top due to the volume of gambling coming from that city.

On the topic of the taxi casinos, London is a busy town and could experience some traffic so the cap man may have customers who are active gamblers so offering them those services will make extra cash.

[ethereumhunter]

well maybe those who peed and Poop in casino machines/houses will never return to that same spots instead they will turn to other places or other game instead because they find no luck on those games.

their revenge will surely back fire to them because casino houses authority will run after them and make them punished in what they did to the machines.

Yes, because the casino staff will recognize them if they return. It might take them a long time, maybe a month or more, to get back to the same casino where they played so that no one would recognize them.

But it wouldn't be good if they did it in every casino they went to because that would mean they wouldn't be able to come back to the casino again. Unless they play gambling from home and that means they play online gambling

[dimonstration]

The fact that Macau is the gambling capital and not Vegas surprised me. I always had the impression that Vegas was the gambling capital of the world. I never knew Macau has already replaced it. The funniest was the mobile casino at the back of a London cab. I was wondering how many gamblers can actually fit in the back of that London cab. The craziest fact was peeing on the gaming floor, was wondering what level of addiction these gamblers have to embarrass themselves in front of everyone. 

Macau has specialized law dedicated for gambling industry while Nevada still stick to there old rules which makes Macau easily get the spotlight for having an open region any type of gamblers. Chinese gamblers shares huge part of gambling revenue on Vegas before and China decided to compete US on this kind of business to share on that gambling revenue which US only monopolizing.

[acroman08]

The weirdest story for me is "inventing" the sandwich in a casino. In 1765? Were actual casinos invented in 1765?
I don't think that there were separate buildings for playing gambling games that were called by the name "casino" back in 1765.

Casinos were invented in 1638(at least that is what shows when searching on google). the one that was invented in 1765(but when searching on google it shows that it was invented in 1762) was the "sandwich", not the casino. also, I posted before there was an older version of the sandwich which was invented in china way back in 1046BC

[decodx]

The weirdest story for me is "inventing" the sandwich in a casino. In 1765? Were actual casinos invented in 1765?
I don't think that there were separate buildings for playing gambling games that were called by the name "casino" back in 1765.

Yes, there were. Although it was not called "casino", the first known gambling house in Europe existed since the 17th century in Venice. The word "casino" is an Italian word and literally means "little house," and it came into common use in the 18th century.

To find the world’s oldest casino, we go all the way back to the 17th Century. Casinò di Venezia opened its doors in 1638, in San Moise, Venice. The Casinò di Venezia flourished despite regulation. Ultimately, the doors would be forced closed in 1774.

source: https://blog.grosvenorcasinos.com/the-five-oldest-casinos-in-the-world

[Fortify]

2. The Nevada State Prison Used to Have a Casino for Inmates.

        Gambling is such a huge industry in Nevada that even the state prison had a casino inside it for 35 years. That's right: inmates could play blackjack, craps, poker, and even bet on sports inside the "Bullpen," a stone building on the prison's grounds in Carson City from 1932 to 1967. A new warden from California shut it down that year, saying gambling was a "degradation" to the inmates.

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

        Some gamblers simply take things too far: addiction counselors say that some problem gamblers are so impaired by their addiction that they simply urinate all over themselves or wear adult diapers rather than step away from the table or slot machine. For instance, in Indiana in 2007, a gambler filed a complaint with the state's Gaming Commission after he sat in a pee-soaked chair at a slot machine. And in 2015, a New Jersey man urinated into a slot machine's coin slot rather than leave the gaming floor.

5. You Can Voluntarily Ban Yourself from a Casino.

        If your addiction to gambling is getting out of control, several states allow you to ban yourself from casinos, making it a crime to step foot on the gaming floor. Ohio, for example, has a so-called "Voluntary Exclusion" program for gamblers looking to kick the habit that allows them to ban themselves for either a year, five years, or life. If you choose the lifetime ban you better mean it: there is no way to get your name off the list once you commit to quitting for good.
8. Slot Machines Used to Actually Dispense Fruit-Flavored Chewing Gum.

        Ever wonder why slot machines have little pictures of fruit on the wheels? It's because early 1880s-era slot machines would actually dispense fruit-flavored gum. The machines also dispensed tokens meant to be exchanged for drinks and cigars before pumping out actual coins in 1888.

9. "Craps" Comes from "Crabs".

        Why is the popular North American casino dice game Craps called Craps? It's a simple equation: language + time = bonkers. Historians think it all started with an old British dice game called Hazard (such a better name). In Hazard, rolling "snake eyes" was called rolling "crabs" (for some reason). French settlers in New Orleans in the mid-1700s kept Hazard alive, but over time, the combination of French and English-speaking players and changes to the game's rules slowly turned "crabs" into "craps" (for some reason) and a whole new game was born, eventually leaving Hazard nothing but a distant memory. Viva le Craps!

11. The Numbers on a Roulette Wheel Add Up to 666.

          Gambling and superstition go hand-in-hand, so it's not surprising that some mystical properties have been assigned to some popular casino games. The biblical "Number of the Beast" makes an appearance in every casino with a roulette wheel: if you add up all the numbers on the wheel, you get 666! The coincidence, coupled with gambling's knack for ruining lives, has earned the roulette wheel the nickname "The Devil's Wheel."

14. Casinos Are Illegal in Japan (But There's a Loophole).
         The Japanese have devised a loophole to allow gamblers to get their fix: while casinos are illegal in the country, Pachinko parlors are not. Pachinko is a slot machine-like game that earns players little silver balls. The balls can be traded for alcohol, toys, or other prizes ... but you can also ask for "special prize" tokens. These tokens can be redeemed at separate, state-regulated shops for cash, thus enabling gamblers to earn money in a country that technically forbids gambling.

Question:
which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

That is actually a pretty interesting set of facts, knew some of them before but others are really obscure. That's very bizarre about the numbers on a roulette wheel but then there is nothing particularly special about 666 in mathematical terms. That's pretty funny to read about inmates being allowed to gamble, but in reality they're doing that every day regardless of whether it is allowed or not. While it's to be expected that casinos would have a self exclusion list, it's even better that they don't allow you to override it later at any stage - this is something online casinos should collectively engage in. It's also pretty sad that people get so hooked that they cannot even tear themselves away from the tables for a toilet break, if you ever get that far then you really need to use that lifetime self exclusion option.

[Renampun]

which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

That is actually a pretty interesting set of facts, knew some of them before but others are really obscure. That's very bizarre about the numbers on a roulette wheel but then there is nothing particularly special about 666 in mathematical terms. That's pretty funny to read about inmates being allowed to gamble, but in reality they're doing that every day regardless of whether it is allowed or not. While it's to be expected that casinos would have a self exclusion list, it's even better that they don't allow you to override it later at any stage - this is something online casinos should collectively engage in. It's also pretty sad that people get so hooked that they cannot even tear themselves away from the tables for a toilet break, if you ever get that far then you really need to use that lifetime self exclusion option.

I was also surprised to read that prison in Nevada once opened a casino for inmates...

luckily it didn't last until now, otherwise, the prison is useless, imagine how many crimes would be created from prison if it was still happening today.

pee in the pants while gambling, I've heard about this for a long time, and it happens a lot in traditional casinos. a gambling addict will not care about the toilet because their focus is on the game they are playing, gambling business owners are required to make strict rules about this so that other players are not disturbed by these bad activities.

[uneng]

8. Slot Machines Used to Actually Dispense Fruit-Flavored Chewing Gum.



        Ever wonder why slot machines have little pictures of fruit on the wheels? It's because early 1880s-era slot machines would actually dispense fruit-flavored gum. The machines also dispensed tokens meant to be exchanged for drinks and cigars before pumping out actual coins in 1888.

This one is very interesting. In 1880's people had the creativity people nowadays don't. With so much technology and innovation we have nowadays it seems nobody thinks about developing and promoting a slot machine that rewards gamblers with extra 'prizes'. I think a machine like this would be a huge success if those colored shiny pictures you see on the screen of your slots session could be physically acquired by the gamblers during the game, from the machine itself. Or isn't this done in order to not call children's attention?

[justdimin]

Wow I’m amazed with the Elmer Sherman’s winning of World War II story. I could not believe that someone can go so crazy to win a jackpot worth 29 million dollars and that too in year 2005. That’s huge money at that time considering the living expenses and stuff during that period. He became crazy rich for sure. However, the plot twist is story does not tell us how much he had to gamble to race against the slot machine and then win that much money. I’m sure it’s not more than a million dollar or so because no one carry that much with them in pockets. Lolz. But this one was motivating.

What about the two winners on this thread? Their wins are higher than what elmer win and the winning dates are also earlier but no matter how big the money that you win if you won't spend it wisely, it will always get depleted easily.

Elmer's last win was on the year 1989 and it's said that he didn't got contented so I assume that he use the money to gamble for 16 years because his next big win was on the year 2005. You can't carry so much money in your pocket in just a day but you can gamble with a some amounts every single day straight for the next 16 years. Can you imagine how big was that if you sum it all?

[rhomelmabini]

Almost all of this are really news to me although from the gambling capital that's obvious that Vegas isn't the one, it's just being portrait on some movies that it is. These facts are very interesting, if it haven't been laid here I wouldn't have know that they exists especially the smallest casino in the back of a cab, that's unreal.

[Raflesia]

The fact that Macau is the gambling capital and not Vegas surprised me. I always had the impression that Vegas was the gambling capital of the world. I never knew Macau has already replaced it. The funniest was the mobile casino at the back of a London cab. I was wondering how many gamblers can actually fit in the back of that London cab. The craziest fact was peeing on the gaming floor, was wondering what level of addiction these gamblers have to embarrass themselves in front of everyone. 

This is because we hear more about Las Vegas than Macau.
The reason is quite simple because Macau is indeed an area that does have a special administrative and is indeed related to China which is like there is but a little closed from the outside but is still known.
Unlike Vegas, because what I know about this city, gambling, especially casinos, is one of the most important things to attract foreign tourists, so things like this definitely lead to the opinion that Vegas is the biggest.

[Lanatsa]

The fact that Macau is the gambling capital and not Vegas surprised me. I always had the impression that Vegas was the gambling capital of the world. I never knew Macau has already replaced it. The funniest was the mobile casino at the back of a London cab. I was wondering how many gamblers can actually fit in the back of that London cab. The craziest fact was peeing on the gaming floor, was wondering what level of addiction these gamblers have to embarrass themselves in front of everyone. 

This is because we hear more about Las Vegas than Macau.
The reason is quite simple because Macau is indeed an area that does have a special administrative and is indeed related to China which is like there is but a little closed from the outside but is still known.
Unlike Vegas, because what I know about this city, gambling, especially casinos, is one of the most important things to attract foreign tourists, so things like this definitely lead to the opinion that Vegas is the biggest.

Not only that is on which whenever we do hear up some news or headlines or topics that could be seen on net then i do usually see Las Vegas than with Macau but it cant really be denied that Macau is
popular but when it comes to discussions and relevance then we arent that deaf nor blind on not to see those differences.Its true that it is somewhat that isolated when it comes to awareness and popularity.
Back to topic,
I did laugh on this one.
4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

How the hell they do such stuff?

[danadc]

History and interesting facts to read, the only history about casinos that I know is FedEx, that in my opinion is an interesting fact about the story of the return to the glory of the FedEx company.

Another fact, I think it's an interesting history to read, to be honest I just found out something else maybe I don't remember reading it or not which is clearly impressive and worth remembering like gambling addicts peeing and casinos in taxis, in my opinion it's not funnyagain, but very funny.

Indeed, in the world of gambling, there is a lot of history and interesting impressions to read and remember, especially about casinos, some are unique and some are funny, all of which are just memories and entertainment.
For example: The 26 Best Movies About Gambling

Thank you very much for that selection, there are some movies that are old but very good, I really like the one called Ocean's Eleven, it is very exciting and the actors are well known, another one that is very good is that of Maverick, even though when search the web you can come across Mavrick's (top gun), from these movies I have learned certain things to apply, in maverick they go a lot to the tables where everyone sees each other's faces, when we play in a casino it is very difficult, because we don't know the gestures.

I have not found movies that are about roulettes, this may be associated with the fact that it is very difficult to win, you can find black jack movies, and they leave teachings, I saw a movie that was about black jack where they counted cards, in the same way I do not know You can apply these techniques to online casinos because there are conditions that are difficult to achieve.

[AicecreaME]

8. Slot Machines Used to Actually Dispense Fruit-Flavored Chewing Gum.



        Ever wonder why slot machines have little pictures of fruit on the wheels? It's because early 1880s-era slot machines would actually dispense fruit-flavored gum. The machines also dispensed tokens meant to be exchanged for drinks and cigars before pumping out actual coins in 1888.

This one is very interesting. In 1880's people had the creativity people nowadays don't. With so much technology and innovation we have nowadays it seems nobody thinks about developing and promoting a slot machine that rewards gamblers with extra 'prizes'. I think a machine like this would be a huge success if those colored shiny pictures you see on the screen of your slots session could be physically acquired by the gamblers during the game, from the machine itself. Or isn't this done in order to not call children's attention?

People still have the creativity, it's just that things like these are already outdated. Since we are in modern times already, technology and innovation is more widely used. The traditional set up isn't really much patronized because of innovations made by the inventors that make the lives of those who gamble regularly easier and convenient. The creativity is still there, but not in par with what they got way back wherein there are machines that dispense such prizes for the gamblers to consume during or after playing.

Perhaps one of the reasons why it isn't really utilized nowadays aside from rapid advancement of technology is that it seems like a toy for kids. These types of machines really look a lot more of those in arcades. Like what you said maybe they don't want to attract kids' attention and be a trigger for them to start gambling at a young age.

[wxa7115]

urinating all over or just wear diapers lol. urinate this time in vegas, you'd be kicked out and ban for life.
but this is the worse addict. they just don't want to miss on deal, they rather not leave their chair and keep going. no intervention for these guys already.

in prison, they can bet just about anything like literally a rat race can be done but its more fun with a real casino. you'd learn casino skills when you get out. 

I know that stuff like that can sound really weird for some people but it should not be surprising, people can get incredibly dysfunctional when they get addicted to the point that urinating themselves in public is nothing.

After all it is way more common for people to not only lose every single dollar they have earned during their lives but also lose money they do not have by asking their friends, family members and banks for loans, destroying their future and the future of their family, and if you ask me that is way worse than urinating themselves in public.

[Reatim]

urinating all over or just wear diapers lol. urinate this time in vegas, you'd be kicked out and ban for life.
but this is the worse addict. they just don't want to miss on deal, they rather not leave their chair and keep going. no intervention for these guys already.

in prison, they can bet just about anything like literally a rat race can be done but its more fun with a real casino. you'd learn casino skills when you get out. 

I know that stuff like that can sound really weird for some people but it should not be surprising, people can get incredibly dysfunctional when they get addicted to the point that urinating themselves in public is nothing.

They don't need to wear Diaper because what they are doing is Intended and not an accident , meaning they can freely go in comfort room but they choose to urinate in the machines.

After all it is way more common for people to not only lose every single dollar they have earned during their lives but also lose money they do not have by asking their friends, family members and banks for loans, destroying their future and the future of their family, and if you ask me that is way worse than urinating themselves in public.

and also losing money to pay for penalties after they did those stupid actions in gambling casino houses.

[ethereumhunter]

Maybe some gamblers are just territorial and they don't want any disturbance while playing so they just pee right on their seats. Funny but also disgusting for staff who will clean their mess. Some gambling addicts aren't mindful of what they're doing anymore as long as they satisfy their urge to gamble.

But at least they can urinate before continuing the game to avoid disturbing other players who will play gambling after them. Thus, everyone will remain comfortable playing gambling and there will be no such minor annoyances. Maybe once or twice would be fine but if he kept doing that, he probably wouldn't be able to play at the same casino again. Even though they are gambling addicts, it shouldn't be done for any reason so that other gamblers don't feel disgusted when they replace that player playing gambling.

[pakhitheboss]

The fact that Macau is the gambling capital and not Vegas surprised me. I always had the impression that Vegas was the gambling capital of the world. I never knew Macau has already replaced it. The funniest was the mobile casino at the back of a London cab. I was wondering how many gamblers can actually fit in the back of that London cab. The craziest fact was peeing on the gaming floor, was wondering what level of addiction these gamblers have to embarrass themselves in front of everyone. 

Macau has specialized law dedicated for gambling industry while Nevada still stick to there old rules which makes Macau easily get the spotlight for having an open region any type of gamblers. Chinese gamblers shares huge part of gambling revenue on Vegas before and China decided to compete US on this kind of business to share on that gambling revenue which US only monopolizing.

So, now the revenue from Chinese-based gamblers is being shared by both Vegas and Macau and hopefully, Vegas might not share that revenue in the near future. I did some research and found out that gambling was legalized in Macau at the time when it was a Portuguese colony. The primary revenue of Macau is through the gambling industry and before the 20th century only Chinese-based gambling games were played.

[Marvelman]

8. Slot Machines Used to Actually Dispense Fruit-Flavored Chewing Gum.



        Ever wonder why slot machines have little pictures of fruit on the wheels? It's because early 1880s-era slot machines would actually dispense fruit-flavored gum. The machines also dispensed tokens meant to be exchanged for drinks and cigars before pumping out actual coins in 1888.

This one is very interesting. In 1880's people had the creativity people nowadays don't. With so much technology and innovation we have nowadays it seems nobody thinks about developing and promoting a slot machine that rewards gamblers with extra 'prizes'. I think a machine like this would be a huge success if those colored shiny pictures you see on the screen of your slots session could be physically acquired by the gamblers during the game, from the machine itself. Or isn't this done in order to not call children's attention?

People still have the creativity, it's just that things like these are already outdated. Since we are in modern times already, technology and innovation is more widely used. The traditional set up isn't really much patronized because of innovations made by the inventors that make the lives of those who gamble regularly easier and convenient. The creativity is still there, but not in par with what they got way back wherein there are machines that dispense such prizes for the gamblers to consume during or after playing.

Perhaps one of the reasons why it isn't really utilized nowadays aside from rapid advancement of technology is that it seems like a toy for kids. These types of machines really look a lot more of those in arcades. Like what you said maybe they don't want to attract kids' attention and be a trigger for them to start gambling at a young age.

Well, the good thing about technology is that it's always evolving to keep up with the demand of the people. Who knew that old toys like the penny slot machine will be transformed into a virtual video slot machine that you can play at home on your computer or at online casinos. The diversity and versatility of this game led to its popularity and acceptance in a lot of countries. It's not only popular with Asians as most people really thought of. Sure, they don't have the same feeling as actual slot machines in a casino. But it's still worth taking the time to try these out. And who knows? You may be able to get that high-roller feeling. 

[aioc]

With hundreds of millions of people playing since we've had modern casinos, we will have something like these and there's a lot more unreported but the casinos or the gamblers preferred not to publish it besides there were no social media, and mainstream media in the past seldom report it because casinos back then are not well accepted just like today, I find the FedEx story, the casino in prison cells as amazing stories and gamblers that pees in the casino tables very funny it really happens and continues to happen to compulsive gamblers whether they are playing online or on casinos.

[Quidat]

With hundreds of millions of people playing since we've had modern casinos, we will have something like these and there's a lot more unreported but the casinos or the gamblers preferred not to publish it besides there were no social media, and mainstream media in the past seldom report it because casinos back then are not well accepted just like today, I find the FedEx story, the casino in prison cells as amazing stories and gamblers that pees in the casino tables very funny it really happens and continues to happen to compulsive gamblers whether they are playing online or on casinos.

If we do talk about accessibility and connectivity from the past and on this present day then we could really able to see the difference whenever there are odd things which
needed to be shared up or not.Its true that people would really do some sort of odd things or something that we cant see nor even believed that it would happen
but with because of addiction then everything could really happen and its laughable that there are people who do end up on doing these things
just because they've been too addicted.

[livingfree]

That smallest casino, I think that I've seen and watch a video of it on YouTube.

Back to topic,
I did laugh on this one.
4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

How the hell they do such stuff?

Well, the fact speaks for itself and they just do it naturally. They just pee on the normal and I think they don't want to waste time going on the restroom to pee.

Instead, they do the shortcut just to keep on playing. That's really gross and no manners at all but I guess the casino where these gamblers are doing it are totally fine with it and it's like a luxury to them to do it.

[Raflesia]

This is because we hear more about Las Vegas than Macau.
The reason is quite simple because Macau is indeed an area that does have a special administrative and is indeed related to China which is like there is but a little closed from the outside but is still known.
Unlike Vegas, because what I know about this city, gambling, especially casinos, is one of the most important things to attract foreign tourists, so things like this definitely lead to the opinion that Vegas is the biggest.

Not only that is on which whenever we do hear up some news or headlines or topics that could be seen on net then i do usually see Las Vegas than with Macau but it cant really be denied that Macau is
popular but when it comes to discussions and relevance then we arent that deaf nor blind on not to see those differences.Its true that it is somewhat that isolated when it comes to awareness and popularity.
Back to topic,
I did laugh on this one.
4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

How the hell they do such stuff?

In this case, as I said, maybe Macau can only be reached in some news, such as countries in Asia and some other countries, but not for all countries because this seems to be limited by some parties in the news.
As for peeing in my pants I probably won't say much about this as I've never seen or felt anything like it lol.
But seriously, are they really that addicted to it that they don't want to leave the RTP machine at the Slots or maybe a few spins at Roulete and Poker. This is very funny

[harizen]

But seriously, are they really that addicted to it that they don't want to leave the RTP machine at the Slots or maybe a few spins at Roulete and Poker. This is very funny

A gambler in a physical casino does have a habit to use only a single machine as maybe it brings luck for them in the past.

As we know, there's no such thing as a gambler can reserve a machine in a physical casino unless some kind of permission is being asked. Maybe that's the reason why others are not leaving their machine to prevent others from using it, especially if these gamblers are on their rampage status, either because they are currently on a winning streak or chasing losses.

Really insane to think about it that's why we should feel blessed that we didn't end on that act while gambling lol.

[bitterguy28]

With hundreds of millions of people playing since we've had modern casinos, we will have something like these and there's a lot more unreported but the casinos or the gamblers preferred not to publish it besides there were no social media, and mainstream media in the past seldom report it because casinos back then are not well accepted just like today, I find the FedEx story, the casino in prison cells as amazing stories and gamblers that pees in the casino tables very funny it really happens and continues to happen to compulsive gamblers whether they are playing online or on casinos.

those are isolated cases meaning things that is not normally happen everyday , from a businessman that risking all His company funds for gambling , to those who are peeing and pooping in casino houses?
they are just a normal that seeks attention or luck , let them be and lets do our own activities , those are just a fun sharing for all we knew and for our understanding.
thanks to OP for this , we've understand more from you.

[adzino]

-snip-
1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.
-snip-

This I hope doesn't encourage people to gamble. He got lucky. Not everyone gets lucky like him. If that was the case, we would be seeing lots of millionaires today. Just someone very lucky.

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.

That's disgusting but I doubt this is true. Maybe for those that has weak bladder or something? I doubt the casinos would like it when people piss all over their floor.

[doomloop]

Maybe some gamblers are just territorial and they don't want any disturbance while playing so they just pee right on their seats. Funny but also disgusting for staff who will clean their mess. Some gambling addicts aren't mindful of what they're doing anymore as long as they satisfy their urge to gamble.

But at least they can urinate before continuing the game to avoid disturbing other players who will play gambling after them. Thus, everyone will remain comfortable playing gambling and there will be no such minor annoyances. Maybe once or twice would be fine but if he kept doing that, he probably wouldn't be able to play at the same casino again. Even though they are gambling addicts, it shouldn't be done for any reason so that other gamblers don't feel disgusted when they replace that player playing gambling.

For sure they will do that but what if it's their turn already and they will gamble for longer hours? I don't think there are no bathrooms in there but they choose to urinate on their seats maybe because some people are waiting for them to leave but they can always tell those people that they will still play but will only go to the bathroom for a while.

I know some staff's can also help by guarding their seats or put some objects where there is a warning sign on them. There are so many ways actually but I think some gamblers are just crazy or out of their minds already. It could be one of the signs that they are heavily addicted on the game.

[Daltonik]

I found an amazing article online which i found to be funny, and at the same time quite educative and interesting, this are facts I personally think that the gambling community should know about, so i am sharing the same facts in this community.
So without wasting much of your time, lets dive in.


2. The Nevada State Prison Used to Have a Casino for Inmates.



        Gambling is such a huge industry in Nevada that even the state prison had a casino inside it for 35 years. That's right: inmates could play blackjack, craps, poker, and even bet on sports inside the "Bullpen," a stone building on the prison's grounds in Carson City from 1932 to 1967. A new warden from California shut it down that year, saying gambling was a "degradation" to the inmates.

Question:
which of this casinos and gambling facts do you find most funny, amazing or surprising?
Lets discuss...

Underground casinos in prisons are quite common, especially in countries where corruption and organized crime are rampant. and in some cases, you can get there only by appointment and recommendation.

[Tumanggor]

~

Underground casinos in prisons are quite common, especially in countries where corruption and organized crime are rampant. and in some cases, you can get there only by appointment and recommendation.

That's right, in my country there was once a horrendous case where in a prison was found a drug business, prostitution and gambling that operated freely and had a large cash flow

developing countries have high crime rates, even wardens are very afraid of facing strong convicts who are used to doing dirty business outside, if say it's so pathetic, then that's what happens

[Piesel]

~

Underground casinos in prisons are quite common, especially in countries where corruption and organized crime are rampant. and in some cases, you can get there only by appointment and recommendation.

That's right, in my country there was once a horrendous case where in a prison was found a drug business, prostitution and gambling that operated freely and had a large cash flow

developing countries have high crime rates, even wardens are very afraid of facing strong convicts who are used to doing dirty business outside, say it's so pathetic, then that's what happens

One of the major reasons why gambling is banned in some countries is because of its association with crime and criminality because casino houses are where a lot of drug and other illegal businesses thrive. But with online casinos now coming in a lot of separation is done in the industry and the need for physical appearance is minimal so the narrative is changing. But I don't support gambling in prison.

[Hispo]

I would like to share with you all a crazy fun fact about a casino.
It seems that back in 2006 the actor from the Startrek series WILLIAM SHATNER passed a kidney stone , this one was later auctioned and bought by an online casino por 25k$.This money was later donated to charity.

I wonder why would an online casino need to have such thing in their collection, I would understand such thing from a physically located casino, but this a little bit confusing and yet crazy.

On 18 January 2006, it was announced that Star Trek actor William Shatner (USA) had sold a kidney stone that he had passed the previous year for $25,000 (then £12,700) to online casino GoldenPalace.com. Shatner donated the money from the sale to the Habitat for Humanity housing charity.
The casino originally offered just $15,000 (£7,600) for the stone, but Shatner insisted it was worth more, adding that his Star Trek tunics have sold for over $100,000 (£50,800). The stone will join the online casino's growing collection of curiousities, which includes a potato in the shape of The Who guitarist Pete Townsend (UK), and a toasted sandwich bearing an uncanny likeness of the Virgin Mary.

See:
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-expensive-kidney-stone
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4623280.stm

[serjent05]

One of the major reasons why gambling is banned in some countries is because of its association with crime and criminality because casino houses are where a lot of drug and other illegal businesses thrive. But with online casinos now coming in a lot of separation is done in the industry and the need for physical appearance is minimal so the narrative is changing. But I don't support gambling in prison.

Well, crimes and drugs happen everywhere so it is not surprising if Casinos have some in it record.  Besides, in the USA, before it became a legal industry, Casino is run by gangsters and mafia, so the idea of criminals and drugs in a Casino is deeply rooted.

This is the first time I heard about gambling in prison, and I am surprised that the authority allows such activity.  As far as I know prison is created to sanction criminals not to let them enjoy casino lives.

[Raflesia]

But seriously, are they really that addicted to it that they don't want to leave the RTP machine at the Slots or maybe a few spins at Roulete and Poker. This is very funny

A gambler in a physical casino does have a habit to use only a single machine as maybe it brings luck for them in the past.

As we know, there's no such thing as a gambler can reserve a machine in a physical casino unless some kind of permission is being asked. Maybe that's the reason why others are not leaving their machine to prevent others from using it, especially if these gamblers are on their rampage status, either because they are currently on a winning streak or chasing losses.

Really insane to think about it that's why we should feel blessed that we didn't end on that act while gambling lol.

In this case there may be something else because when I chatted with my friends who have been to offline casinos they said that they waited until the machine was full and finally put their money there for the Jackpot so they were willing to sit for hours without leaving the place sit them down.
well in this case I'm also grateful that it didn't come to that because I may be a gambler who has an addiction but compared to things like that it seems I'm still normal now

[chaser15]

This is the first time I heard about gambling in prison, and I am surprised that the authority allows such activity.  As far as I know prison is created to sanction criminals not to let them enjoy casino lives.

You need to watch some documentaries about the community in prison in some countries.

Didn't you know that some prisons are having a much luxury life compared to the usual community outside? Yes, a place where prisoners won't feel they are in an actual prison because of the community there.

That includes having a gambling place inside. What's confusing is, how these prisoners or people there have money to spend on gambling.

[BitcoinPanther]

You need to watch some documentaries about the community in prison in some countries.

Didn't you know that some prisons are having a much luxury life compared to the usual community outside? Yes, a place where prisoners won't feel they are in an actual prison because of the community there.

That includes having a gambling place inside. What's confusing is, how these prisoners or people there have money to spend on gambling.

I believe this applies to wealthy prisoners, and ordinary prisoner cannot afford this kind of luxury.  Aside from that, in a corrupt system, prison is also a den for drugs, so circulation of drugs is done and prisoners involve are able to earn money, under the nose of jail officers.  So it is not surprising that these prisoners are able to have money for their in-prison gambling activity.

[Quidat]

One of the major reasons why gambling is banned in some countries is because of its association with crime and criminality because casino houses are where a lot of drug and other illegal businesses thrive. But with online casinos now coming in a lot of separation is done in the industry and the need for physical appearance is minimal so the narrative is changing. But I don't support gambling in prison.

Well, crimes and drugs happen everywhere so it is not surprising if Casinos have some in it record.  Besides, in the USA, before it became a legal industry, Casino is run by gangsters and mafia, so the idea of criminals and drugs in a Casino is deeply rooted.

This is the first time I heard about gambling in prison, and I am surprised that the authority allows such activity.  As far as I know prison is created to sanction criminals not to let them enjoy casino lives.

Everything is prohibited inside prison but it do depends on the one who managed inside and if there's some sort of money involved under the table then these things would be allowed to happen
and this is in fact the reality and could really happen inside and some of them do even live out just like there arent prisoners and as long there's money involved then it wouldnt really be that surprising
to see these things.About drugs then it isnt already that something new which these things do circulate around.

[Baofeng]

I'm familiar with the roullete "00" is harder to hit as compare to "0", that's why I don't play that version. I'm more on the single ")" because there were times that I got lucky and win some.

Been to Vegas and it's my first time to see slot machine all over, like even in a convenient store or in the airport, maybe I was just culture shock that time because I only know that they are just available inside the casinos.

[gunhell16]

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.



        Some gamblers simply take things too far: addiction counselors say that some problem gamblers are so impaired by their addiction that they simply urinate all over themselves or wear adult diapers rather than step away from the table or slot machine. For instance, in Indiana in 2007, a gambler filed a complaint with the state's Gaming Commission after he sat in a pee-soaked chair at a slot machine. And in 2015, a New Jersey man urinated into a slot machine's coin slot rather than leave the gaming floor.

Seriously? did this really happen? because to be honest, this kind of story experience in gambling is disgusting, what is it that the player couldn't stop to go to the comfort room or because he couldn't stop playing gambling in a slot machine because when he left he regretted the He bet that he might win that's why he prefers to pee while playing and defecate, is that what this story means?
I don't know if this is a true story or just made up? as unrealistic as it really is.

[Finestream]

The first one is nothing short of luck and right place, right time scenario. The founder of FedEx could have re-rolled that money on to his dying company but he went all in and just hoped for the best. Perhaps this is the reason why a lot of people are trying to go all in on casinos when they are extremely down on their luck. I would not recommend doing anything of that thing just to save you from your finances, but I'm pretty sure a lot of us here are having an itch to get that kind of luck like the FedEx founder.

Gambling is not the answer to save your finances, it may even cause more losses on your part more than you know. Although there are some people who end up having fortune from gambling, but it’s only very rare to happen and mostly, people end up losing in gambling. If you are thinking to grow and double or triple your finances, then find some other means like investing, that way there will be more possible profits waiting ahead.

[Hamphser]

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.



        Some gamblers simply take things too far: addiction counselors say that some problem gamblers are so impaired by their addiction that they simply urinate all over themselves or wear adult diapers rather than step away from the table or slot machine. For instance, in Indiana in 2007, a gambler filed a complaint with the state's Gaming Commission after he sat in a pee-soaked chair at a slot machine. And in 2015, a New Jersey man urinated into a slot machine's coin slot rather than leave the gaming floor.

Seriously? did this really happen? because to be honest, this kind of story experience in gambling is disgusting, what is it that the player couldn't stop to go to the comfort room or because he couldn't stop playing gambling in a slot machine because when he left he regretted the He bet that he might win that's why he prefers to pee while playing and defecate, is that what this story means?
I don't know if this is a true story or just made up? as unrealistic as it really is.

Okay lets put up some example regarding on this one.
http://www.gambling-stories.com/2015/07/video-problem-gamblers-defecate-and.html

Defecate and urinate which is something that you cant really that expect for a human being to do just
for the sake of playing gambling which is really indeed too much and unrealistic but it did really happen.

[Johnyz]

The first one is nothing short of luck and right place, right time scenario. The founder of FedEx could have re-rolled that money on to his dying company but he went all in and just hoped for the best. Perhaps this is the reason why a lot of people are trying to go all in on casinos when they are extremely down on their luck. I would not recommend doing anything of that thing just to save you from your finances, but I'm pretty sure a lot of us here are having an itch to get that kind of luck like the FedEx founder.

Gambling is not the answer to save your finances, it may even cause more losses on your part more than you know. Although there are some people who end up having fortune from gambling, but it’s only very rare to happen and mostly, people end up losing in gambling. If you are thinking to grow and double or triple your finances, then find some other means like investing, that way there will be more possible profits waiting ahead.

Thinking that gambling can give financial stability is very wrong, we know how risky it is and we know that in gambling you can lose instantly. There’s a lot of Fun facts that is weird sometimes, but this is how gambling can turn other players, some are too bad but some are really fun. I haven’t seen myself to be on this position, luckily I can still control myself every time I gamble and think the right way.

[Porfirii]

7. American Roulette Is Harder to Win Than European Roulette.



        Gamblers playing roulette in America are going to have a slightly harder time winning. Originally a French game, Americans have tweaked the formula to include 38 instead of 37 possible places for the ball to land (adding a "00" as well as a "0" house pocket to the wheel). It used to be worse: in 1866, a version of the game featuring an American Eagle symbol added yet another opportunity for the house to win it all.

This is my pick. Next time I play roulette I will take care about the number of possible places for the ball to land. Well, this, and provability fair, if online, of course.

Funny and interesting fact.

8. Slot Machines Used to Actually Dispense Fruit-Flavored Chewing Gum.



The machines also dispensed tokens meant to be exchanged for drinks and cigars before pumping out actual coins in 1888.

Shitcoin dispensers? I would have never expected that shitcoins were so old! 

[serjent05]

This is the first time I heard about gambling in prison, and I am surprised that the authority allows such activity.  As far as I know prison is created to sanction criminals not to let them enjoy casino lives.

You need to watch some documentaries about the community in prison in some countries.

Didn't you know that some prisons are having a much luxury life compared to the usual community outside? Yes, a place where prisoners won't feel they are in an actual prison because of the community there.

That includes having a gambling place inside. What's confusing is, how these prisoners or people there have money to spend on gambling.

Well, I might listen to your advice and watch documentaries about corruption in penal establishments.  I am aware that the majority of rich prisoners are having VIP treatment inside prison since some of them had been reported by the media, but I am not aware that a Casino exists in a prison which is a sign of pure corruption.  And since there is a casino inside a prison, it isn't surprising to think that prisoners have money to spend on gambling.  May it be coming from the drug deals or from their own bank account.

[DoublerHunter]

This is the first time I heard about gambling in prison, and I am surprised that the authority allows such activity.  As far as I know prison is created to sanction criminals not to let them enjoy casino lives.

You need to watch some documentaries about the community in prison in some countries.

Didn't you know that some prisons are having a much luxury life compared to the usual community outside? Yes, a place where prisoners won't feel they are in an actual prison because of the community there.

That includes having a gambling place inside. What's confusing is, how these prisoners or people there have money to spend on gambling.

Well, I might listen to your advice and watch documentaries about corruption in penal establishments.  I am aware that the majority of rich prisoners are having VIP treatment inside prison since some of them had been reported by the media, but I am not aware that a Casino exists in a prison which is a sign of pure corruption.  And since there is a casino inside a prison, it isn't surprising to think that prisoners have money to spend on gambling.  May it be coming from the drug deals or from their own bank account.

^Cannot be avoided that there are rich people in prison who can afford to gamble and also once you are rich you can buy anything inside and have VIP treatment. The corruption there when a prisoner buys for VIP threat from the jail guards or warden.
However, this has existed in the prisons everywhere that there is gambling happening inside like playing cards which is a very common game that they can play but for me in that case, there is no problem because that is how they used to fight boringness inside.

[Piesel]

There is another fun fact that is not included in the op which is the set of gamblers who sell their personal properties such as houses and cars just to gamble away the money and after then end up sleeping by the corridor of the casino House, thos is the most irresponsible act but I have seen a lot of them in my region who are. so addicted to gambling and have gambled away all their life savings and properties.

Ops I recommend this thread as a most read to newbies and highly addicted players that want to know how their decision has made them a laughing stock around the gambling community.

[goinmerry]

The corruption there when a prisoner buys for VIP threat from the jail guards or warden.

Jail guards and wardens are just a small piece of cake in the prison. High-profile inmates even do have power over these officials.

These guys don't have the ability to give prisoners a luxurious life inside the jail especially related to gambling activity.

VIP treatments and protection were authorized by a much higher official. Maybe a chief, top-rank official, or even part of the Senate and Congress.

[Hispo]

There is another fun fact that is not included in the op which is the set of gamblers who sell their personal properties such as houses and cars just to gamble away the money and after then end up sleeping by the corridor of the casino House, thos is the most irresponsible act but I have seen a lot of them in my region who are. so addicted to gambling and have gambled away all their life savings and properties.
...

I would have guessed those things only happened in movies and books, Jesus Christ.
Since you said you have personally witnessed these things happening in your region, would you care to give us an example or tell us a story about a particular case which you can talk about? Because I have never seen someone being so reckless when gambling, the worst I have seen was someone losing half their monthly wage.

Also, how come they end up sleeping in the Casino corridor? Dont they get kicked up by staff?
Or maybe staff feel so sorry for them that allow them to sleep a couple of night on the floor.

Whatever the case, it is just sad to read people can ruin their lives so quickly.  

[ethereumhunter]

The corruption there when a prisoner buys for VIP threat from the jail guards or warden.

Jail guards and wardens are just a small piece of cake in the prison. High-profile inmates even do have power over these officials.

These guys don't have the ability to give prisoners a luxurious life inside the jail especially related to gambling activity.

VIP treatments and protection were authorized by a much higher official. Maybe a chief, top-rank official, or even part of the Senate and Congress.

It is not unusual for someone involved in criminal matters. Still, it can get luxurious facilities because they may have close relationships with local officials so their life in prison is not much different from outside prison. We also know that corruption is already present in many places and that many local officials and apparatus are in this circle and protect people who carry out illegal activities. This requires serious attention from an honest government to arrest them and this is not easy to do because they have strong support from higher ranking officials.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

Maybe some gamblers are just territorial and they don't want any disturbance while playing so they just pee right on their seats. Funny but also disgusting for staff who will clean their mess. Some gambling addicts aren't mindful of what they're doing anymore as long as they satisfy their urge to gamble.

But at least they can urinate before continuing the game to avoid disturbing other players who will play gambling after them. Thus, everyone will remain comfortable playing gambling and there will be no such minor annoyances. Maybe once or twice would be fine but if he kept doing that, he probably wouldn't be able to play at the same casino again. Even though they are gambling addicts, it shouldn't be done for any reason so that other gamblers don't feel disgusted when they replace that player playing gambling.

- If that's one of the effects of being addicted to gambling, well, that's embarrassing. You can only give your body what it wants in gambling, you don't care what to do like that, just pee or defecate without caring what other gamblers around you say. It's very difficult, Sir, it appears that the gambler who did that is already abnormal and his actions and thoughts are out of his mind.

Because I have seen many people who have become addicted to gambling through the articles I have read here, but I have not seen any addicted gambler who urinated or defecated while playing games in a casino.

[blue_hurricanger]

14. Casinos Are Illegal in Japan (But There's a Loophole).



         The Japanese have devised a loophole to allow gamblers to get their fix: while casinos are illegal in the country, Pachinko parlors are not. Pachinko is a slot machine-like game that earns players little silver balls. The balls can be traded for alcohol, toys, or other prizes ... but you can also ask for "special prize" tokens. These tokens can be redeemed at separate, state-regulated shops for cash, thus enabling gamblers to earn money in a country that technically forbids gambling.

So Japan. On the front face, it was illegal but an undertable agreement was reached and allowed the thing to be legal. Horse betting and motor betting are legal as well. But the majority of casino games are illegal in Japan.
To be honest, Japanese law is so convulsing and does not make any sense. Tho lately, they did seem to push for the legalization of gambling by opening special casino resorts in three cities: Osaka, Tokyo, and Yokohama. I know the Japanese love to gamble, from slot machines to gacha games. Any sportsbooks want to push for Japan going to rake in cash eventually.

[pawanjain]

This is the first time I heard about gambling in prison, and I am surprised that the authority allows such activity.  As far as I know prison is created to sanction criminals not to let them enjoy casino lives.

You need to watch some documentaries about the community in prison in some countries.

Didn't you know that some prisons are having a much luxury life compared to the usual community outside? Yes, a place where prisoners won't feel they are in an actual prison because of the community there.

That includes having a gambling place inside. What's confusing is, how these prisoners or people there have money to spend on gambling.

There are two ways people in the prison can get money. People in prison don't sit idle but they have to do the work they have been told to.
The work assigned to them sometimes might yield them some money.
There are also prison where the family members can give the prisoners a limited amount of money to buy things inside the prison.
I have read both of these online and can't guarantee it's truth but I think this is how they must be getting money and I guess spending them on gambling.

[stomachgrowls]

This is the first time I heard about gambling in prison, and I am surprised that the authority allows such activity.  As far as I know prison is created to sanction criminals not to let them enjoy casino lives.

You need to watch some documentaries about the community in prison in some countries.

Didn't you know that some prisons are having a much luxury life compared to the usual community outside? Yes, a place where prisoners won't feel they are in an actual prison because of the community there.

That includes having a gambling place inside. What's confusing is, how these prisoners or people there have money to spend on gambling.

There are two ways people in the prison can get money. People in prison don't sit idle but they have to do the work they have been told to.
The work assigned to them sometimes might yield them some money.
There are also prison where the family members can give the prisoners a limited amount of money to buy things inside the prison.
I have read both of these online and can't guarantee it's truth but I think this is how they must be getting money and I guess spending them on gambling.

Could it be possible? When you are in prison then having money wont really be that useful because you cant use it inside because  prisons wont really be having some casinos inside
or stores where they could make out purchase unless if there are some shady activity happening around then it would really be that relevant and also we know that prisons
are really strict to possible contrabands which they wouldnt really allow external sources or passing up things from outside even from its family members.
If this happens then its really just too funny that prisons arent really that prisons at all. 

[Hispo]

I found another interesting fact, it may not as strange or funny as others posted here but I wanted to share it anyways:

The hand of Faith was a gold nugget found with a metal detector in Australia in 1980 at a depth of only 12 inches, it was later sold to the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas for around 1 million $.

This gold nuggets weighs around 27 Kg and is one of the biggest ones ever found in Australia.

It seems that replicas of this nugget were made to be displayed at some resorts but the original are supposedly to be at the casino in Las Vegas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_of_Faith

This is a video which explains quite well the story of this magnificent piece of gold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cim8zIZCj8

[TimeTeller]

Maybe some gamblers are just territorial and they don't want any disturbance while playing so they just pee right on their seats. Funny but also disgusting for staff who will clean their mess. Some gambling addicts aren't mindful of what they're doing anymore as long as they satisfy their urge to gamble.

But at least they can urinate before continuing the game to avoid disturbing other players who will play gambling after them. Thus, everyone will remain comfortable playing gambling and there will be no such minor annoyances. Maybe once or twice would be fine but if he kept doing that, he probably wouldn't be able to play at the same casino again. Even though they are gambling addicts, it shouldn't be done for any reason so that other gamblers don't feel disgusted when they replace that player playing gambling.

- If that's one of the effects of being addicted to gambling, well, that's embarrassing. You can only give your body what it wants in gambling, you don't care what to do like that, just pee or defecate without caring what other gamblers around you say. It's very difficult, Sir, it appears that the gambler who did that is already abnormal and his actions and thoughts are out of his mind.

Because I have seen many people who have become addicted to gambling through the articles I have read here, but I have not seen any addicted gambler who urinated or defecated while playing games in a casino.

If you are the gambler who happen to have that kind of situation, then, why not prepare for it?
Like wear diaper if you need to, because if you know yourself that you will get into such situation,
better be mindful about others, not only yourself. But for sure, this still happens.
Remember, a gambling addict would do anything not to miss whatever is happening on the gambling table.

[Tumanggor]

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Some persons may find this story very inspiring and which is based on how we see it. This is not the kind of story for newbie gamblers or under aged gamblers that may have big urge to win a huge jackpot. This is mainly not based on luck but skills which we don't have to compromise. Gambling is risky and for those who does not understand much about it should be aware of the imminent risk that could pose huge risk.

what inspired the FedEx story is how the right decision was made by the owner in using the money left in his pocket to bet it on the gambling table

I often hear of people who use the money left in their pockets to gamble but most of them end up losing, and the story of the FedEx owner is really risky to be imitated by those who still can't control themselves

[pawanjain]

This is the first time I heard about gambling in prison, and I am surprised that the authority allows such activity.  As far as I know prison is created to sanction criminals not to let them enjoy casino lives.

You need to watch some documentaries about the community in prison in some countries.

Didn't you know that some prisons are having a much luxury life compared to the usual community outside? Yes, a place where prisoners won't feel they are in an actual prison because of the community there.

That includes having a gambling place inside. What's confusing is, how these prisoners or people there have money to spend on gambling.

There are two ways people in the prison can get money. People in prison don't sit idle but they have to do the work they have been told to.
The work assigned to them sometimes might yield them some money.
There are also prison where the family members can give the prisoners a limited amount of money to buy things inside the prison.
I have read both of these online and can't guarantee it's truth but I think this is how they must be getting money and I guess spending them on gambling.

Could it be possible? When you are in prison then having money wont really be that useful because you cant use it inside because  prisons wont really be having some casinos inside
or stores where they could make out purchase unless if there are some shady activity happening around then it would really be that relevant and also we know that prisons
are really strict to possible contrabands which they wouldnt really allow external sources or passing up things from outside even from its family members.
If this happens then its really just too funny that prisons arent really that prisons at all. 

There are some prisons where prisoners can earn money by their work assignments.
Also, prisoners can use that money for their basic hygiene and other things.
There is a article published on this matter. You can refer it here.

https://prisonroster.com/blog/ways-earn-money-prison/

[LUCKMCFLY]

The corruption there when a prisoner buys for VIP threat from the jail guards or warden.

Jail guards and wardens are just a small piece of cake in the prison. High-profile inmates even do have power over these officials.

These guys don't have the ability to give prisoners a luxurious life inside the jail especially related to gambling activity.

VIP treatments and protection were authorized by a much higher official. Maybe a chief, top-rank official, or even part of the Senate and Congress.

In that you are absolutely right, in fact there are many prisoners who not only have a great mandate within a prison, but almost over the war material that a government has, in my country at one point the prisons have better weapons than a government and now How things are going, I don't know if it's still like that, but high-profile prisoners manage a lot of things from jail, it should also be noted that next door there is a country that has always had the business of drug cartels bigger than they exist, and that is something that makes them even more dangerous, because obviously they must have contact, so the mafias of these people have no limits, so much so that if they propose they can bring any government to its knees.

[btc78]

The corruption there when a prisoner buys for VIP threat from the jail guards or warden.

Jail guards and wardens are just a small piece of cake in the prison. High-profile inmates even do have power over these officials.

indeed , a friend of Mine in which facing a High case is considered as a High Profile inmates and he can just call out those jail official whatever he wanted , he can even bring everything he wants without anyone interfering in exchange for High amount.

These guys don't have the ability to give prisoners a luxurious life inside the jail especially related to gambling activity.

actually they are just part of the group but they are only to follow orders from the higher ups.

VIP treatments and protection were authorized by a much higher official. Maybe a chief, top-rank official, or even part of the Senate and Congress.

Money can speak for everything , so Yes either the politicians or other cabinet members? it is base on who is handling those criminals .

[Piesel]

In some prisons we have what we call VIP suits most especially in some highly underdeveloped countries where the rate of corruption and system manipulation is evident, I read somewhere where VIP prisoners are allowed to go to nightclubs and even walk freely within the town all because they can afford that luxury of life through corrupt prison officials.

So gambling inside the prison is a little thing for them and that is one of the major reasons why there is always gang war in the same prison and they can even plan they escape from there, so what are we saying gambling in prison is a history long story and a lot needs to be done to eradicate that from prison that is if it is possible to do that.

[wxa7115]

In some prisons we have what we call VIP suits most especially in some highly underdeveloped countries where the rate of corruption and system manipulation is evident, I read somewhere where VIP prisoners are allowed to go to nightclubs and even walk freely within the town all because they can afford that luxury of life through corrupt prison officials.

So gambling inside the prison is a little thing for them and that is one of the major reasons why there is always gang war in the same prison and they can even plan they escape from there, so what are we saying gambling in prison is a history long story and a lot needs to be done to eradicate that from prison that is if it is possible to do that.

Gambling is not only prevalent among the prisoners that have a lot of influence but among the whole inmate population, after all even something as simple as a single coin can be used to create a gambling game around it.

So when we think about this it should not be strange at all to find a lot of gambling in almost any prison around the world, even those which are located in countries in which their religion or the law forbids this practice.

[ethereumhunter]

Gambling is not only prevalent among the prisoners that have a lot of influence but among the whole inmate population, after all even something as simple as a single coin can be used to create a gambling game around it.

So when we think about this it should not be strange at all to find a lot of gambling in almost any prison around the world, even those which are located in countries in which their religion or the law forbids this practice.

Maybe gambling in prison is entertainment for them and they use things other than money to gamble. It's still like people who play gambling out there, even though the methods and items used to gamble are different from what people use. Gambling can get many people, especially those curious about how to play gambling so will try it. The same will happen in prison because if a fellow inmate has experience playing gambling, he will try to gamble in prison.

[Wexnident]

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Gambling is not only prevalent among the prisoners that have a lot of influence but among the whole inmate population, after all even something as simple as a single coin can be used to create a gambling game around it.

So when we think about this it should not be strange at all to find a lot of gambling in almost any prison around the world, even those which are located in countries in which their religion or the law forbids this practice.

I mean if you consider it, prisoners have a limited number of activities that they could do, gambling or specifically, card (e.g. poker, blackjack) games are one of them. It's relatively simple of material as well so I don't think there'd be suspicions of anything illegal being entered through it.

what inspired the FedEx story is how the right decision was made by the owner in using the money left in his pocket to bet it on the gambling table

I often hear of people who use the money left in their pockets to gamble but most of them end up losing, and the story of the FedEx owner is really risky to be imitated by those who still can't control themselves

I wouldn't even call the FedEx story an inspirational type of thing since in a sense, gambling it all away is also a form of giving up. That specific case was just the man being plain lucky, nothing more and nothing else. People shouldn't really view it as anything more than that.

[Silberman]

I'm familiar with the roullete "00" is harder to hit as compare to "0", that's why I don't play that version. I'm more on the single ")" because there were times that I got lucky and win some.

Been to Vegas and it's my first time to see slot machine all over, like even in a convenient store or in the airport, maybe I was just culture shock that time because I only know that they are just available inside the casinos.

Well gambling is a big part of the culture of those living at Las Vegas and you will be hard pressed to find anyone there that does not gamble once in a while so it makes sense that slot machines are everywhere, we must also remember that slots is one of the most profitable gambling games there are for the casinos, which is the main reason that if you visit any physical casino a great deal of the space is going to be occupied by those machines.

[rodskee]

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Some persons may find this story very inspiring and which is based on how we see it. This is not the kind of story for newbie gamblers or under aged gamblers that may have big urge to win a huge jackpot. This is mainly not based on luck but skills which we don't have to compromise. Gambling is risky and for those who does not understand much about it should be aware of the imminent risk that could pose huge risk.

what inspired the FedEx story is how the right decision was made by the owner in using the money left in his pocket to bet it on the gambling table

wrong mate, not because he happened to win meaning that is right decision because remember that in Gambling it is more than 80% of chances to lose and less than 20% chances of winning meaning when he decide to gamble there is small chance that he can get than amount but like what mostly says? it is luck and yeah congrats to Him.

I often hear of people who use the money left in their pockets to gamble but most of them end up losing, and the story of the FedEx owner is really risky to be imitated by those who still can't control themselves

I have tried this some time ago but like many? i earn nothing but losing lol.

[traderethereum]

what inspired the FedEx story is how the right decision was made by the owner in using the money left in his pocket to bet it on the gambling table

I often hear of people who use the money left in their pockets to gamble but most of them end up losing, and the story of the FedEx owner is really risky to be imitated by those who still can't control themselves

I wouldn't even call the FedEx story an inspirational type of thing since in a sense, gambling it all away is also a form of giving up. That specific case was just the man being plain lucky, nothing more and nothing else. People shouldn't really view it as anything more than that.

The FedEx story is an exception because perhaps the owners have given up on managing it and finally left it all to the game of gambling.
But he was very lucky at that time because he could win a lot of money from gambling.
It's not a good story to imitate because not many people can win as much money as he does.
It is better to find other ways to make money and not from gambling because gambling is not a place to make money.

[Peanutswar]

That's a lot that I didn't know and on the Japan we know that they have a lot of vendor machines like even every streets there's a machine which is consist a lot of different products inside that's why it is becomes more convenient to them have this because they don't need to go far also most of the time I like to them is there's a lot of stuff toys with their machines also even the food you can now buy in the machine and that's shocking they are not into a gambling.

[348Judah]

what inspired the FedEx story is how the right decision was made by the owner in using the money left in his pocket to bet it on the gambling table

I often hear of people who use the money left in their pockets to gamble but most of them end up losing, and the story of the FedEx owner is really risky to be imitated by those who still can't control themselves

I wouldn't even call the FedEx story an inspirational type of thing since in a sense, gambling it all away is also a form of giving up. That specific case was just the man being plain lucky, nothing more and nothing else. People shouldn't really view it as anything more than that.

The FedEx story is an exception because perhaps the owners have given up on managing it and finally left it all to the game of gambling.
But he was very lucky at that time because he could win a lot of money from gambling.
It's not a good story to imitate because not many people can win as much money as he does.
It is better to find other ways to make money and not from gambling because gambling is not a place to make money.

He took the risk and the whole thing work out "as never thought", note: i didn't say "as expected" which means this kind of occasions happen on a rare case, what the man did is uncommon likewise the result he had also, but one must not because of that go into such an extent in taking risk, if you use your last card which is the only spare money left with you to survive and play gamble or maybe you  gamble with someone else money in your disposal, you will face the consequences in which you may not like at all, i see gambling as a game of those satisfied enough and contended with all they have and wish to spend part of their accumulated resource on gambling while catching fun.

[traderethereum]

what inspired the FedEx story is how the right decision was made by the owner in using the money left in his pocket to bet it on the gambling table

I often hear of people who use the money left in their pockets to gamble but most of them end up losing, and the story of the FedEx owner is really risky to be imitated by those who still can't control themselves

I wouldn't even call the FedEx story an inspirational type of thing since in a sense, gambling it all away is also a form of giving up. That specific case was just the man being plain lucky, nothing more and nothing else. People shouldn't really view it as anything more than that.

The FedEx story is an exception because perhaps the owners have given up on managing it and finally left it all to the game of gambling.
But he was very lucky at that time because he could win a lot of money from gambling.
It's not a good story to imitate because not many people can win as much money as he does.
It is better to find other ways to make money and not from gambling because gambling is not a place to make money.

He took the risk and the whole thing work out "as never thought", note: i didn't say "as expected" which means this kind of occasions happen on a rare case, what the man did is uncommon likewise the result he had also, but one must not because of that go into such an extent in taking risk, if you use your last card which is the only spare money left with you to survive and play gamble or maybe you  gamble with someone else money in your disposal, you will face the consequences in which you may not like at all, i see gambling as a game of those satisfied enough and contended with all they have and wish to spend part of their accumulated resource on gambling while catching fun.

And the man is indeed a risk taker and willing to accept whatever the outcome.
But I will never try to play gambling with the remaining spare money because gambling really requires luck.
And although we don't know if when we play with that last spare money, luck will come in time.
Only people willing to take risks will do it, while others tend to look for other ways that may be safer.

[btc78]

Well gambling is a big part of the culture of those living at Las Vegas and you will be hard pressed to find anyone there that does not gamble once in a while so it makes sense that slot machines are everywhere,

means one thing that most people in Vegas  are gambler and wanna take a short risk from time to time as slot machine can be operated in a short period of time and you can completely find the result right after you put a coin?

we must also remember that slots is one of the most profitable gambling games there are for the casinos, which is the main reason that if you visit any physical casino a great deal of the space is going to be occupied by those machines.

most profitable? that is if you are lucky to win jackpot but not until then? card games or roulette still remains the most profitable for me.

[Kelvinid]

Gambling is not only prevalent among the prisoners that have a lot of influence but among the whole inmate population, after all even something as simple as a single coin can be used to create a gambling game around it.

So when we think about this it should not be strange at all to find a lot of gambling in almost any prison around the world, even those which are located in countries in which their religion or the law forbids this practice.

Maybe gambling in prison is entertainment for them and they use things other than money to gamble. It's still like people who play gambling out there, even though the methods and items used to gamble are different from what people use. Gambling can get many people, especially those curious about how to play gambling so will try it. The same will happen in prison because if a fellow inmate has experience playing gambling, he will try to gamble in prison.

It happens most of the time in prison just to divert their mind from thinking about how long they will stay in jail and make themselves feel like just living outside and in normal life. They might be addicted but at least, they can never overspend money, unlike if you are outside and even it becomes a reason for falling into huge debts. But those things that have mentioned OP, I'd say it was not really a piece of luck, they have given an opportunity and reason for their winnings. It sometimes happens but yes, it was too surprising even those who win can't even think about it.

[dothebeats]

I'm familiar with the roullete "00" is harder to hit as compare to "0", that's why I don't play that version. I'm more on the single ")" because there were times that I got lucky and win some.

Been to Vegas and it's my first time to see slot machine all over, like even in a convenient store or in the airport, maybe I was just culture shock that time because I only know that they are just available inside the casinos.

Well gambling is a big part of the culture of those living at Las Vegas and you will be hard pressed to find anyone there that does not gamble once in a while so it makes sense that slot machines are everywhere, we must also remember that slots is one of the most profitable gambling games there are for the casinos, which is the main reason that if you visit any physical casino a great deal of the space is going to be occupied by those machines.

I know a handful of people from Vegas that doesn't gamble. They don't find the activity too pleasing, or worth their time even. Perhaps since Las Vegas turned into a gambling hub after being a lonely desert place for a long time, a lot of people migrated into the area to take advantage of the gambling industry by getting jobs out there or even playing. But yeah, most people there in Las Vegas are into gambling, but it's not too hard to find someone who's only there for their jobs and not amused by the number of physical gambling places in the said area.

[lionheart78]

Women do know when to steal the show, on the given link by @OP I read that the first legal Casino license is issued to a woman.  I was like wth, gambling is dominated by males during those times let alone by mobsters and gangsters.  So I was surprised when the first legal Casino is established by a woman named Mayme Stocker in 1920 for the Northern Club.  She was a wife and a mother, but her husband does not support her so she pushed its legality and opened the Casino herself.[1]


[1] https://www.ranker.com/list/casino-facts-and-statistics/kellen-perry

[Fivestar4everMVP]

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.



        Some gamblers simply take things too far: addiction counselors say that some problem gamblers are so impaired by their addiction that they simply urinate all over themselves or wear adult diapers rather than step away from the table or slot machine. For instance, in Indiana in 2007, a gambler filed a complaint with the state's Gaming Commission after he sat in a pee-soaked chair at a slot machine. And in 2015, a New Jersey man urinated into a slot machine's coin slot rather than leave the gaming floor.

can't understand this, they are willing to use diapers so they don't miss round after round in the game, but in my mind what if it's not just peeing, if peeing can still be tolerated if more than peeing

By "more than peeing" I want to believe you mean pooing...

It is easier to hold pooing than it is to hold peeing, Infact, you can't hold peeing, once it time to pee, you either go out and pee or you will end up peeing in yourself.
I personally can hold poo for a whole day plus, but that is not possible with pee,
So I believe this should explain to you why some gamblers wear diapers for pee, and not care about poo.

[Haunebu]

Awesome share op. Didn't know about majority of these facts. The best one among them was the one about Macau being the gambling capital of the world since I always thought that it was Vegas.

I've been to Vegas which was crazy hot(Even during the night) and observed how most gamblers only cared about slots. I can easily remember the slot machine sounds very clearly.

[348Judah]

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.



        Some gamblers simply take things too far: addiction counselors say that some problem gamblers are so impaired by their addiction that they simply urinate all over themselves or wear adult diapers rather than step away from the table or slot machine. For instance, in Indiana in 2007, a gambler filed a complaint with the state's Gaming Commission after he sat in a pee-soaked chair at a slot machine. And in 2015, a New Jersey man urinated into a slot machine's coin slot rather than leave the gaming floor.

can't understand this, they are willing to use diapers so they don't miss round after round in the game, but in my mind what if it's not just peeing, if peeing can still be tolerated if more than peeing

By "more than peeing" I want to believe you mean pooing...

It is easier to hold pooing than it is to hold peeing, Infact, you can't hold peeing, once it time to pee, you either go out and pee or you will end up peeing in yourself.
I personally can hold poo for a whole day plus, but that is not possible with pee,
So I believe this should explain to you why some gamblers wear diapers for pee, and not care about poo.

This is actually funny  but that's the reality, in the early days of time past, those calibre of gamblers are somewhat going an extreme way in their gambling and they can't but just express their feelings in display even in a nasty way, now things have gone the advance way with gambling and now a rare case to having this kind of experience except being drunk, a funny show will start tobhave a long finishing end.

[ethereumhunter]

It happens most of the time in prison just to divert their mind from thinking about how long they will stay in jail and make themselves feel like just living outside and in normal life. They might be addicted but at least, they can never overspend money, unlike if you are outside and even it becomes a reason for falling into huge debts. But those things that have mentioned OP, I'd say it was not really a piece of luck, they have given an opportunity and reason for their winnings. It sometimes happens but yes, it was too surprising even those who win can't even think about it.

They will make life in prison like a normal life outside of prison and maybe they play gambling to fill their spare time. Maybe they can get into debt when they play gambling because we know, what can be used as a bet, even though it will be limited unlike when they are out of prison. We don't know if they will get addicted or not but hopefully they won't because it will cause problems for them when they get out of jail.

Maybe it was because of the luck that came just in time to them that they were able to win. But there may also be others who have followed their lead by taking the risk of gambling but unfortunately, they lost everything in no time.

[Piesel]

Women do know when to steal the show, on the given link by @OP I read that the first legal Casino license is issued to a woman.  I was like wth, gambling is dominated by males during those times let alone by mobsters and gangsters.  So I was surprised when the first legal Casino is established by a woman named Mayme Stocker in 1920 for the Northern Club.  She was a wife and a mother, but her husband does not support her so she pushed its legality and opened the Casino herself.[1]


[1] https://www.ranker.com/list/casino-facts-and-statistics/kellen-perry

Most of the world undiscovered and limitedly discovered facts that have great historic story behind it are champion by women, ever since time immemorial, women have being actively involved in all aspect of life and discovery even though women are seen as weaker vessels they're still making a significant impact similar they male counterparts.

I read some amazing discoveries some time ago that women were among the first to either drive a car or own a car in many countries around the world.

[Wexnident]

can't understand this, they are willing to use diapers so they don't miss round after round in the game, but in my mind what if it's not just peeing, if peeing can still be tolerated if more than peeing

I think it's pooing instead of peeing? And if so I think diapers could stand that at most once afaik. It's honestly kind of a disgusting behavior imo, it'd be understandable if it was a disability of sorts but if it was because one was well, willing (excluding under the influence of drunkness or something similar) then it just feels, odd or weird. Pretty sure casinos have restrooms in their place, and having that mentality of ignoring going to the restroom and instead releasing it as it is kind of marks the gambler as a problematic one, I'd really really get help then. Heck as a casino owner I'd probably send the person to the hospital myself if possible.

[pawanjain]

Women do know when to steal the show, on the given link by @OP I read that the first legal Casino license is issued to a woman.  I was like wth, gambling is dominated by males during those times let alone by mobsters and gangsters.  So I was surprised when the first legal Casino is established by a woman named Mayme Stocker in 1920 for the Northern Club.  She was a wife and a mother, but her husband does not support her so she pushed its legality and opened the Casino herself.[1]


[1] https://www.ranker.com/list/casino-facts-and-statistics/kellen-perry

I am surprised with that fact. I never knew that the first casino was opened by a woman.
This thread is turning out to be an eye opener for many people who gamble.
It's a pity that her husband didn't support her but I guess she would have made an incredible income by opening a casino.

[fullhdpixel]

Women do know when to steal the show, on the given link by @OP I read that the first legal Casino license is issued to a woman.  I was like wth, gambling is dominated by males during those times let alone by mobsters and gangsters.  So I was surprised when the first legal Casino is established by a woman named Mayme Stocker in 1920 for the Northern Club.  She was a wife and a mother, but her husband does not support her so she pushed its legality and opened the Casino herself.[1]

It's interesting not only on the casino/business part but also on the part where he work her way up all by herself or without the help of his husband but I think her inspiration of doing it is her kids. She knows that she needs to earn money to support them. I think she also started the in dependency of women that they can also do what usually men can do and they can stand on their own. That's a great mentality though.

The woman on the story did only started a business and she isn't the one that plays gambling. It was still men who are more prone to gambling that time while women do also have their own way to entertain themselves.

[ChiNgadOr]

Awesome share op. Didn't know about majority of these facts. The best one among them was the one about Macau being the gambling capital of the world since I always thought that it was Vegas.

I've been to Vegas which was crazy hot(Even during the night) and observed how most gamblers only cared about slots. I can easily remember the slot machine sounds very clearly.

Some .any interesting gambling facts are so available on the internet if you want to see more of all these facts. I just need to go through them several times because it worth reading multiple times. A lots of crazy things are happening in the gambling world and we should not be oblivion of them.
This post is really a good one and if we take our time to go search on the net for more, we will be very surprised to see so many interesting facts in gambling that will make us see the gambling world differently from the market we have been seeing it.

[Mahanton]

Awesome share op. Didn't know about majority of these facts. The best one among them was the one about Macau being the gambling capital of the world since I always thought that it was Vegas.

I've been to Vegas which was crazy hot(Even during the night) and observed how most gamblers only cared about slots. I can easily remember the slot machine sounds very clearly.

Some .any interesting gambling facts are so available on the internet if you want to see more of all these facts. I just need to go through them several times because it worth reading multiple times. A lots of crazy things are happening in the gambling world and we should not be oblivion of them.
This post is really a good one and if we take our time to go search on the net for more, we will be very surprised to see so many interesting facts in gambling that will make us see the gambling world differently from the market we have been seeing it.

Not only on gambling but also in other industries as well on which there are really things which havent been known fully but its true that whenever you do make out some in depth research then you would
eventually find lots of things which we didnt able to expect that it did really happen thats why we shouldnt really be surprised but the facts stated on OP are indeed shocking ones.We didnt even expect
that it did really happen considering that gambling is just an entertainment but peoples actions are really something that is unbelievable that it could really happen nor someone could able to do it
due to gambling addiction or any other things related to it which majority of us i do believe doesnt really even know about it.

[Piesel]

Reading about the risky adventure of the FEDEX CEO I was pushed to imagine what will have happened fo the global shipping company if the whole money the CEO gambled with was lost.

But thank goodness he made it out and that action have to change the faith of the company for life now FedEx is a global name and all thanks to the CEO who understood the place of risk in every aspect of life and was courageous enough to take the bold step and risking everything

[BitcoinPanther]

Reading about the risky adventure of the FEDEX CEO I was pushed to imagine what will have happened fo the global shipping company if the whole money the CEO gambled with was lost.

But thank goodness he made it out and that action have to change the faith of the company for life now FedEx is a global name and all thanks to the CEO who understood the place of risk in every aspect of life and was courageous enough to take the bold step and risking everything

The money won on the casino doesn't change the fate of FEDEX, it was the motivation brought by winning.  It was stated that the FEDEX CEO took the winnings and get out of the casino having a new motivations in his mind.  So it was said that he viewed the winnings as hopeful sign that things would go up from there. [1]

The $27,000 wasn't the solution to all of their problems, but Smith viewed it as a hopeful sign that things would go up from there. He used the money as motivation to obtain more funding, and eventually raised another $11 million.

[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/fedex-saved-from-bankruptcy-with-blackjack-winnings-2014-7

[Silberman]

Reading about the risky adventure of the FEDEX CEO I was pushed to imagine what will have happened fo the global shipping company if the whole money the CEO gambled with was lost.

But thank goodness he made it out and that action have to change the faith of the company for life now FedEx is a global name and all thanks to the CEO who understood the place of risk in every aspect of life and was courageous enough to take the bold step and risking everything

It is not really difficult to imagine what would have happened to the company in the case he had lost, most likely no one would have ever heard of FedEx and instead we will have another company doing the same function, maybe not as efficiently as FedEx does it but we will have a decent replacement, but without a doubt it is way more interesting for the founder of FedEx to have saved his company by playing blackjack, and even if this is obviously something that should not be recommended or encouraged it still makes for a hell of a story.

[lienfaye]

Reading about the risky adventure of the FEDEX CEO I was pushed to imagine what will have happened fo the global shipping company if the whole money the CEO gambled with was lost.

But thank goodness he made it out and that action have to change the faith of the company for life now FedEx is a global name and all thanks to the CEO who understood the place of risk in every aspect of life and was courageous enough to take the bold step and risking everything

The money won on the casino doesn't change the fate of FEDEX, it was the motivation brought by winning.  It was stated that the FEDEX CEO took the winnings and get out of the casino having a new motivations in his mind.  So it was said that he viewed the winnings as hopeful sign that things would go up from there.

It serves as his motivation to continue his business and never give up. Well, he succeed and though he once tried to take a big risk through gambling, it resulted to a positive outcome. But in reality, would you dare to do the same if you're in the position? It takes a lot of guts like what the Fedex ceo did. That's why it's interesting to know this kind of story about gambling knowing there are people who managed to change their lives for trying to play the last money they have.

[Gozie51]

It is not really difficult to imagine what would have happened to the company in the case he had lost, most likely no one would have ever heard of FedEx and instead we will have another company doing the same function, maybe not as efficiently as FedEx does it but we will have a decent replacement, but without a doubt it is way more interesting for the founder of FedEx to have saved his company by playing blackjack, and even if this is obviously something that should not be recommended or encouraged it still makes for a hell of a story.

Of course it would have been a forgotten dream with the CEO if he didn't take to play the lucky game. I don't know how he got the courage to taste the fate of stroke of luck to hit the jackpot. My question is if he didn't get that come back, would he have given up or if he had any other artifice to build his FedEx company back ?

[abel1337]

It is not really difficult to imagine what would have happened to the company in the case he had lost, most likely no one would have ever heard of FedEx and instead we will have another company doing the same function, maybe not as efficiently as FedEx does it but we will have a decent replacement, but without a doubt it is way more interesting for the founder of FedEx to have saved his company by playing blackjack, and even if this is obviously something that should not be recommended or encouraged it still makes for a hell of a story.

Of course it would have been a forgotten dream with the CEO if he didn't take to play the lucky game. I don't know how he got the courage to taste the fate of stroke of luck to hit the jackpot. My question is if he didn't get that come back, would he have given up or if he had any other artifice to build his FedEx company back ?

CEO's do take a big risk on their business but taking risk on playing a gambling with the stake of your company is pretty hardcore in my own opinion. Imagine that the all hardworking days you offer to your company would go down into one night session of playing gambling. I just hope that FedEx won't be on that kind of state again, It would be a hard decision for the CEO on what will he do especially that FedEx is a big company now. Will he resort into playing gambling again for the second time incase his company go into the same situation again?

[erep]

Of course it would have been a forgotten dream with the CEO if he didn't take to play the lucky game. I don't know how he got the courage to taste the fate of stroke of luck to hit the jackpot. My question is if he didn't get that come back, would he have given up or if he had any other artifice to build his FedEx company back ?

Under normal circumstances when a gambler bets everything including decisions from desperation but luck accompanies him until he hits the jackpot, then he focuses on using those funds to grow his company. But if you ask how it was otherwise if he lost that bet then we don't know after that but I'm sure he will come back to FedEx and he keeps trying again to raise funds from other jobs. I think everyone who has the spirit of an entrepreneur should not be discouraged before his hopes will be achieved in the future.

[Gozie51]

Of course it would have been a forgotten dream with the CEO if he didn't take to play the lucky game. I don't know how he got the courage to taste the fate of stroke of luck to hit the jackpot. My question is if he didn't get that come back, would he have given up or if he had any other artifice to build his FedEx company back ?

think everyone who has the spirit of an entrepreneur should not be discouraged before his hopes will be achieved in the future.

To this maybe he would have come back after the trouble of trying to raise money because of passion for what he loved doing. Passion is a very strong factor that will push for someone who had already seen his falling business liquidating in his eyes, then taking such a risk was I guess good portion for him.

[BitDane]

CEO's do take a big risk on their business but taking risk on playing a gambling with the stake of your company is pretty hardcore in my own opinion. Imagine that the all hardworking days you offer to your company would go down into one night session of playing gambling. I just hope that FedEx won't be on that kind of state again, It would be a hard decision for the CEO on what will he do especially that FedEx is a big company now. Will he resort into playing gambling again for the second time incase his company go into the same situation again?

I do not think that the FEDEX CEO is gambling with the stake of his company.  What he gambled is his own money and luckily he won.  He didn't sell any share of the company and gambled.  The CEO probably just wanted to take a breather after an intoxicating event on the company.  And he get what he wanted, with bonuses ..  additional cash and new motivation to solve the problem of his company.

[kotajikikox]

CEO's do take a big risk on their business but taking risk on playing a gambling with the stake of your company is pretty hardcore in my own opinion. Imagine that the all hardworking days you offer to your company would go down into one night session of playing gambling. I just hope that FedEx won't be on that kind of state again, It would be a hard decision for the CEO on what will he do especially that FedEx is a big company now. Will he resort into playing gambling again for the second time incase his company go into the same situation again?

I do not think that the FEDEX CEO is gambling with the stake of his company.  What he gambled is his own money and luckily he won.  He didn't sell any share of the company and gambled.  The CEO probably just wanted to take a breather after an intoxicating event on the company.  And he get what he wanted, with bonuses ..  additional cash and new motivation to solve the problem of his company.

at least you give time reading the OP? if not then I will share this part for you to understand how and what does it mean.

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

Look at that, the company's money in the coffers in which the only fund that company has back then , so its clear that it was the company's fund in which he tries and risk to gamble.

[LUCKMCFLY]

CEO's do take a big risk on their business but taking risk on playing a gambling with the stake of your company is pretty hardcore in my own opinion. Imagine that the all hardworking days you offer to your company would go down into one night session of playing gambling. I just hope that FedEx won't be on that kind of state again, It would be a hard decision for the CEO on what will he do especially that FedEx is a big company now. Will he resort into playing gambling again for the second time incase his company go into the same situation again?

I do not think that the FEDEX CEO is gambling with the stake of his company.  What he gambled is his own money and luckily he won.  He didn't sell any share of the company and gambled.  The CEO probably just wanted to take a breather after an intoxicating event on the company.  And he get what he wanted, with bonuses ..  additional cash and new motivation to solve the problem of his company.

at least you give time reading the OP? if not then I will share this part for you to understand how and what does it mean.

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

Look at that, the company's money in the coffers in which the only fund that company has back then , so its clear that it was the company's fund in which he tries and risk to gamble.

Well, to tell the truth, what this being did was from another world, and the truth is that it is to have them well placed, I wonder now, what will happen to current businessmen if they find themselves in trouble? I think that now it is much more focused on camaraderie and they should help each other, right? because really risking everything in a casino is something very crazy, well I see it that way, maybe there are people who consider this relevant to what they were going through, but something must be clear, that with those $5k they were not going to raise absolutely nothing, a company of this caliber is currently still one of the world leaders, good for that being who did that!

[Viscore]

Hmm peeing is crazy, but it's not fun at all.

If you ever worked as a cleaner or just at any restaurant or fast food especially where you will for sure have to do some cleaning, you'll definitely agree with me.

This is the part of gambling I don't enjoy, where people are no longer having fun and already addicted and people just stand by and feed off them.

This is definitely crazy and very inappropriate. Just imagine how the whole casino smells when all the gamblers just keep on peeing on the floor. This is too much addiction that they can’t even leave their tables just to urinate for a second. Although there are cleaners assigned but I think this is still too much. I wonder how the operator of this casino deals with this and tolerate their gamblers actions.

[Lanatsa]

Hmm peeing is crazy, but it's not fun at all.

If you ever worked as a cleaner or just at any restaurant or fast food especially where you will for sure have to do some cleaning, you'll definitely agree with me.

This is the part of gambling I don't enjoy, where people are no longer having fun and already addicted and people just stand by and feed off them.

This is definitely crazy and very inappropriate. Just imagine how the whole casino smells when all the gamblers just keep on peeing on the floor. This is too much addiction that they can’t even leave their tables just to urinate for a second. Although there are cleaners assigned but I think this is still too much. I wonder how the operator of this casino deals with this and tolerate their gamblers actions.

They shouldnt tolerate those users or gamblers who do commit out those kind of messy behavior on where peeing or defecating on the said venue or building which they should really be banned and wont be allowed

to go inside because its not really that right on having those kind of acts.Cant be denied that they are making huge money or revenue with those gambling addicts but its not tolerable into those people who just

crossed the border line yet those establishments does have comfort rooms whenever you do feel that you do need to pee or something else.Its not bad on having some pause on doing the right thing.

[bitterguy28]

 with those $5k they were not going to raise absolutely nothing, a company of this caliber is currently still one of the world leaders, good for that being who did that!

Well that is back in 1976 when I think 5k is really a Money , if we will going to compare that amount these days yeah it may do nothing but back then  this is absolutely a big amount.
But Yeah I must admit that the person who did this made a successful life out of gambling.
yet still wont going to advise people in similar situation to do what FEDEX owner did .

[kotajikikox]

CEO's do take a big risk on their business but taking risk on playing a gambling with the stake of your company is pretty hardcore in my own opinion. Imagine that the all hardworking days you offer to your company would go down into one night session of playing gambling. I just hope that FedEx won't be on that kind of state again, It would be a hard decision for the CEO on what will he do especially that FedEx is a big company now. Will he resort into playing gambling again for the second time incase his company go into the same situation again?

I do not think that the FEDEX CEO is gambling with the stake of his company.  What he gambled is his own money and luckily he won.  He didn't sell any share of the company and gambled.  The CEO probably just wanted to take a breather after an intoxicating event on the company.  And he get what he wanted, with bonuses ..  additional cash and new motivation to solve the problem of his company.

at least you give time reading the OP? if not then I will share this part for you to understand how and what does it mean.

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

Look at that, the company's money in the coffers in which the only fund that company has back then , so its clear that it was the company's fund in which he tries and risk to gamble.

Well, to tell the truth, what this being did was from another world, and the truth is that it is to have them well placed, I wonder now, what will happen to current businessmen if they find themselves in trouble?

That is really what will be a game changer , if they did not manage to even double the money and the worst scenario is if they lose all that money , Fedex would be dead by then.

I think that now it is much more focused on camaraderie and they should help each other, right?

agree totally , no doubt about that.

because really risking everything in a casino is something very crazy, well I see it that way, maybe there are people who consider this relevant to what they were going through, but something must be clear, that with those $5k they were not going to raise absolutely nothing, a company of this caliber is currently still one of the world leaders, good for that being who did that!

Well that craziness brings them to success , so it means both the team and company benefits from this crazy action 

[Reatim]

Reading about the risky adventure of the FEDEX CEO I was pushed to imagine what will have happened fo the global shipping company if the whole money the CEO gambled with was lost.

dont worry about that because if the FED EX did not made it there? then surely there will be other shipping company that will serve us or much better than what fedex did.

But thank goodness he made it out and that action have to change the faith of the company for life now FedEx is a global name and all thanks to the CEO who understood the place of risk in every aspect of life and was courageous enough to take the bold step and risking everything

I don't know what would be the faith of shipping business if the trend changes to fedex , but for me? i will not deal with that same action if giving a chance to decide .

[AicecreaME]

Hmm peeing is crazy, but it's not fun at all.

If you ever worked as a cleaner or just at any restaurant or fast food especially where you will for sure have to do some cleaning, you'll definitely agree with me.

This is the part of gambling I don't enjoy, where people are no longer having fun and already addicted and people just stand by and feed off them.

This is definitely crazy and very inappropriate. Just imagine how the whole casino smells when all the gamblers just keep on peeing on the floor. This is too much addiction that they can’t even leave their tables just to urinate for a second. Although there are cleaners assigned but I think this is still too much. I wonder how the operator of this casino deals with this and tolerate their gamblers actions.

They shouldnt tolerate those users or gamblers who do commit out those kind of messy behavior on where peeing or defecating on the said venue or building which they should really be banned and wont be allowed

to go inside because its not really that right on having those kind of acts.Cant be denied that they are making huge money or revenue with those gambling addicts but its not tolerable into those people who just

crossed the border line yet those establishments does have comfort rooms whenever you do feel that you do need to pee or something else.Its not bad on having some pause on doing the right thing.

If they want to maintain their casino's orderliness and cleanliness, they should have zero tolerance to misconduct and unpleasant behaviors. This clearly disrespects the establishments as well as the owner's effort to build a place for them to play. Even if the players are the reason why a casino is running, it doesn't give them the right to make a mess out of someone's property and business. People who act like wild animal should receive a punishment such as temporary restriction from entering the casino's premises or outright and permanent ban from the establishments.

It's just so gross to even think about a smelly casino. It's horrible to even be in one because the addiction of the players is just too much to the point that getting up their seat for a minute just to satisfy their call of nature can't be done and instead just pees on the floor like an uncultured and ignorant swine. I hope there would be no establishment and gambling owner to allow such things from happening in their property because it will appear that they are tolerating and enabling them from acting as such which is not really a good example and will definitely harm the players in the long run.

[noorman0]

Look at that, the company's money in the coffers in which the only fund that company has back then , so its clear that it was the company's fund in which he tries and risk to gamble.

I just skimmed through their history, and it's funny how the title of history says "Growing and evolving since 1973". The events behind it may surprise people to learn that they have been faced with two decisions when they were in a serious financial situation, ended the company or gambled their remaining money at the casino.

[Piesel]

Women do know when to steal the show, on the given link by @OP I read that the first legal Casino license is issued to a woman.  I was like wth, gambling is dominated by males during those times let alone by mobsters and gangsters.  So I was surprised when the first legal Casino is established by a woman named Mayme Stocker in 1920 for the Northern Club.  She was a wife and a mother, but her husband does not support her so she pushed its legality and opened the Casino herself.[1]


[1] https://www.ranker.com/list/casino-facts-and-statistics/kellen-perry

Ever since history, women have played a crucial role in human development and whatever you can see a man does women have that ability to do same and in fact women are persistent and always looking out for new things.

Most of the world great scientists and investors are women and even in gambling their are woman who has dived into it before their male counterparts.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

13. Las Vegas Is Not the Gambling Capital of the World.



The city of Macau is the only Chinese territory where it is legal to gamble in a casino... and it also happens to be the world's largest gambling city. Forget Vegas: Macau's casino revenues beat Vegas five times over in 2012. Unlike Vegas, which makes most of its money in penny slots, most of the money generated in Macau (75 percent!) comes from high rollers making huge bets at table games in V.I.P. rooms.

It's surprising getting to finally know "Las Vegas" a city that we have all been told as the capital gambling city in the world wasn't indeed the actual number one gambling city. However, I'm sure there must have been criteria used to determine which city is or is not a gambling city to which Las Vegas happens to top the list, because if you can search on Google, it still shows Las Vegas as the gambling city in the world for now till further notice, as you can see below

[FanEagle]

It's surprising getting to finally know "Las Vegas" a city that we have all been told as the capital gambling city in the world wasn't indeed the actual number one gambling city. However, I'm sure there must have been criteria used to determine which city is or is not a gambling city to which Las Vegas happens to top the list, because if you can search on Google, it still shows Las Vegas as the gambling city in the world for now till further notice, as you can see below

It's depending on the situation. Yes a lot more elite people could go to Macau and that is why they have that much money going in the, and yes if we are talking about the numbers they have a bit more population surrounding them as well so more people could go there. But, ask someone from South Africa, France, England, Germany, Turkey, Estonia, or of course obviously USA which one they would prefer to go to and they will tell you that they will go to Las Vegas over Macau, makes a lot more sense.

The danger of being a foreigner in China is real for many people, call it propaganda or not, it's real, I wouldn't step a foot in China if I can, so far never needed to prevent it, but I won't do it too.

[tabas]

I don't know what would be the faith of shipping business if the trend changes to fedex , but for me? i will not deal with that same action if giving a chance to decide .

I won't also do the same thing as what the FEDEX owner did. That's really the riskiest thing that he can ever do and I guess he was all set for greatness and dumbness at that time. He realizes that it's all in or go home with nothing and that's already accepted in fate.
But, really fate is playing sometimes and the guy did the right thing on what resulted for his action. The good thing is that he's into the greatness but I'm sure that he's telling the other businessman that don't do what he has done because that might also change their fate but could not be the same as how lucky he was back then.

[danadc]

Hmm peeing is crazy, but it's not fun at all.

If you ever worked as a cleaner or just at any restaurant or fast food especially where you will for sure have to do some cleaning, you'll definitely agree with me.

This is the part of gambling I don't enjoy, where people are no longer having fun and already addicted and people just stand by and feed off them.

This is definitely crazy and very inappropriate. Just imagine how the whole casino smells when all the gamblers just keep on peeing on the floor. This is too much addiction that they can’t even leave their tables just to urinate for a second. Although there are cleaners assigned but I think this is still too much. I wonder how the operator of this casino deals with this and tolerate their gamblers actions.

They shouldnt tolerate those users or gamblers who do commit out those kind of messy behavior on where peeing or defecating on the said venue or building which they should really be banned and wont be allowed

to go inside because its not really that right on having those kind of acts.Cant be denied that they are making huge money or revenue with those gambling addicts but its not tolerable into those people who just

crossed the border line yet those establishments does have comfort rooms whenever you do feel that you do need to pee or something else.Its not bad on having some pause on doing the right thing.

If they want to maintain their casino's orderliness and cleanliness, they should have zero tolerance to misconduct and unpleasant behaviors. This clearly disrespects the establishments as well as the owner's effort to build a place for them to play. Even if the players are the reason why a casino is running, it doesn't give them the right to make a mess out of someone's property and business. People who act like wild animal should receive a punishment such as temporary restriction from entering the casino's premises or outright and permanent ban from the establishments.

It's just so gross to even think about a smelly casino. It's horrible to even be in one because the addiction of the players is just too much to the point that getting up their seat for a minute just to satisfy their call of nature can't be done and instead just pees on the floor like an uncultured and ignorant swine. I hope there would be no establishment and gambling owner to allow such things from happening in their property because it will appear that they are tolerating and enabling them from acting as such which is not really a good example and will definitely harm the players in the long run.

It doesn't just happen in casinos, I think it happens in some places too, this reminds me of when I was starting college, when there were certain people who left a lot of filth in the men's bathroom just to make the good things look really bad, The truth was that it gave me some pain to think about the person who had to clean, this is something that we should avoid, there are people who do these things because it amuses them, but we know that there are people who have no remedy, in the casinos that are outside online we can run into many people and with attitudes that we can not stand, but it is something that only they should control, I am very disgusted by a person who tries to exploit a vulnerability of a casino and get easy money, or a casino that go out and want to scam people.

[wxa7115]

I don't know what would be the faith of shipping business if the trend changes to fedex , but for me? i will not deal with that same action if giving a chance to decide .

I won't also do the same thing as what the FEDEX owner did. That's really the riskiest thing that he can ever do and I guess he was all set for greatness and dumbness at that time. He realizes that it's all in or go home with nothing and that's already accepted in fate.
But, really fate is playing sometimes and the guy did the right thing on what resulted for his action. The good thing is that he's into the greatness but I'm sure that he's telling the other businessman that don't do what he has done because that might also change their fate but could not be the same as how lucky he was back then.

I think it is entirely possible that the FedEx owner knew about card counting, he probably practiced the skill as a way to kill time not thinking too much about it, but once he was facing some money problems he decided to go to Las Vegas and try his luck in blackjack.

It is true that even if I'm correct and he knew about this technique what he did was really irresponsible, but at least in his particular case the odds were in his favor so it was not a move that was as risky as it may seem at first sight.

[Poker Player]

It's depending on the situation. Yes a lot more elite people could go to Macau and that is why they have that much money going in the, and yes if we are talking about the numbers they have a bit more population surrounding them as well so more people could go there. But, ask someone from South Africa, France, England, Germany, Turkey, Estonia, or of course obviously USA which one they would prefer to go to and they will tell you that they will go to Las Vegas over Macau, makes a lot more sense.

The danger of being a foreigner in China is real for many people, call it propaganda or not, it's real, I wouldn't step a foot in China if I can, so far never needed to prevent it, but I won't do it too.

I am not very fond of the Chinese Regime and a priori I would rather go to Las Vegas than to Macau, but I would say that it is pretty safe if you go just to see the city and play in the casino. It has been a place where many poker players have gone in recent years to play high stakes games with Chinese millionaires mainly and I have not heard that they have had any problems. China's regime today is not like Mao's, it is open to business.

[ethereumhunter]

I don't know what would be the faith of shipping business if the trend changes to fedex , but for me? i will not deal with that same action if giving a chance to decide .

I won't also do the same thing as what the FEDEX owner did. That's really the riskiest thing that he can ever do and I guess he was all set for greatness and dumbness at that time. He realizes that it's all in or go home with nothing and that's already accepted in fate.
But, really fate is playing sometimes and the guy did the right thing on what resulted for his action. The good thing is that he's into the greatness but I'm sure that he's telling the other businessman that don't do what he has done because that might also change their fate but could not be the same as how lucky he was back then.

Probably most people would not do the same as FEDEX owners because such actions are very risky and gambling can cost us all our money. Or maybe he was desperate enough to use his money to gamble and luckily, he was so lucky that he could earn a lot of money from gambling and continue his business. If, at that time, he lost all his money, we won't hear the name FEDEX anymore today or the owner has been replaced by someone else.

[Baofeng]

I don't know what would be the faith of shipping business if the trend changes to fedex , but for me? i will not deal with that same action if giving a chance to decide .

I won't also do the same thing as what the FEDEX owner did. That's really the riskiest thing that he can ever do and I guess he was all set for greatness and dumbness at that time. He realizes that it's all in or go home with nothing and that's already accepted in fate.
But, really fate is playing sometimes and the guy did the right thing on what resulted for his action. The good thing is that he's into the greatness but I'm sure that he's telling the other businessman that don't do what he has done because that might also change their fate but could not be the same as how lucky he was back then.

Probably most people would not do the same as FEDEX owners because such actions are very risky and gambling can cost us all our money. Or maybe he was desperate enough to use his money to gamble and luckily, he was so lucky that he could earn a lot of money from gambling and continue his business. If, at that time, he lost all his money, we won't hear the name FEDEX anymore today or the owner has been replaced by someone else.

Rght, there is a saying that when people back is against the wall, they will do everything they can to survived. And that's what the owners of FedEx did, he gamble his money and he is very fortunate that he won and then he stop. It will be different if he already won and then continue to gamble thinking that he can still make a good run and so bigger money. But I guess he stop when he had the right amount of money he needed, so that is a very good decision.

[BobK71]

CEO's do take a big risk on their business but taking risk on playing a gambling with the stake of your company is pretty hardcore in my own opinion. Imagine that the all hardworking days you offer to your company would go down into one night session of playing gambling. I just hope that FedEx won't be on that kind of state again, It would be a hard decision for the CEO on what will he do especially that FedEx is a big company now. Will he resort into playing gambling again for the second time incase his company go into the same situation again?

I do not think that the FEDEX CEO is gambling with the stake of his company.  What he gambled is his own money and luckily he won.  He didn't sell any share of the company and gambled.  The CEO probably just wanted to take a breather after an intoxicating event on the company.  And he get what he wanted, with bonuses ..  additional cash and new motivation to solve the problem of his company.

at least you give time reading the OP? if not then I will share this part for you to understand how and what does it mean.

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

Look at that, the company's money in the coffers in which the only fund that company has back then , so its clear that it was the company's fund in which he tries and risk to gamble.

Well, to tell the truth, what this being did was from another world, and the truth is that it is to have them well placed, I wonder now, what will happen to current businessmen if they find themselves in trouble? I think that now it is much more focused on camaraderie and they should help each other, right? because really risking everything in a casino is something very crazy, well I see it that way, maybe there are people who consider this relevant to what they were going through, but something must be clear, that with those $5k they were not going to raise absolutely nothing, a company of this caliber is currently still one of the world leaders, good for that being who did that!

When the owner of FedEx Company was having a very bad time to conduct his company, he did not gamble to save the company but basically went to forget his depression, sadness, pain luckily he won some money in more games there which he can use later for his company. However, at this time, if there is a shortage of money in conducting any good business, various financial institutions are encouraged to come forward.

[jostorres]

there is a saying that when people back is against the wall, they will do everything they can to survived. And that's what the owners of FedEx did, he gamble his money and he is very fortunate that he won and then he stop. It will be different if he already won and then continue to gamble thinking that he can still make a good run and so bigger money. But I guess he stop when he had the right amount of money he needed, so that is a very good decision.

That is the best thing about this guy because he didn't get tempted after experiencing that winning momentum but I bet if that happens to all of us, we won't be doing the same thing but we will gamble up to the point that we will lose all the money so let us not look only on the bad side of the situation and judge the guy based on that but we should also look for the good things that he did later one and as we can see he save his own company that way.

If someone knows what he is planning that day like his co workers, I think they will stop him from doing that insane act but luckily no one else noticed it or maybe he intended to do it secretly?

[delfastTions]

For some reason, this story seems to me to be dubious.  Of course, it is impossible that a person holding such a high position and, accordingly, having vast experience in management and knowing all the pitfalls of gambling, would seriously risk the capital necessary to save a huge company.  I think this story is just another publicity tale.  Moreover, everything you learn from Las Vegas is literally all riddled with exaggeration of facts and the size of luck. 
This is what the world gambling center itself is built on.

[Gozie51]

For some reason, this story seems to me to be dubious.  Of course, it is impossible that a person holding such a high position and, accordingly, having vast experience in management and knowing all the pitfalls of gambling, would seriously risk the capital necessary to save a huge company.  I think this story is just another publicity tale.  Moreover, everything you learn from Las Vegas is literally all riddled with exaggeration of facts and the size of luck. 
This is what the world gambling center itself is built on.

I think you are making reference to the FedEx story. That  is looking like what can be doubted but nonetheless it is in the media and that is what we all are given to gulp in but the real story may look like what we see online or close to it. For now it is one of the most inspiring success story in gambling as regarding risk and not necessarily luck.

[Strongkored]

For some reason, this story seems to me to be dubious.  Of course, it is impossible that a person holding such a high position and, accordingly, having vast experience in management and knowing all the pitfalls of gambling, would seriously risk the capital necessary to save a huge company.  I think this story is just another publicity tale.  Moreover, everything you learn from Las Vegas is literally all riddled with exaggeration of facts and the size of luck. 
This is what the world gambling center itself is built on.

What you say may be true and people with common sense will not risk company money on the gambling which can damage the sustainability of the company, but what about people who are desperate and no longer have common sense they can do things that are beyond unexpected, but can't deny that sometimes the media conveys excessive things and this can be like a disguised promotion from the casino to attract more people to play, but there must be true story like the below I doubt this publicity tale to attrack players because it's a disgusting thing

4. Some Gambling Addicts Pee All Over the Gaming Floor.
        Some gamblers simply take things too far: addiction counselors say that some problem gamblers are so impaired by their addiction that they simply urinate all over themselves or wear adult diapers rather than step away from the table or slot machine. For instance, in Indiana in 2007, a gambler filed a complaint with the state's Gaming Commission after he sat in a pee-soaked chair at a slot machine. And in 2015, a New Jersey man urinated into a slot machine's coin slot rather than leave the gaming floor.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

Hmm peeing is crazy, but it's not fun at all.

If you ever worked as a cleaner or just at any restaurant or fast food especially where you will for sure have to do some cleaning, you'll definitely agree with me.

This is the part of gambling I don't enjoy, where people are no longer having fun and already addicted and people just stand by and feed off them.

This is definitely crazy and very inappropriate. Just imagine how the whole casino smells when all the gamblers just keep on peeing on the floor. This is too much addiction that they can’t even leave their tables just to urinate for a second. Although there are cleaners assigned but I think this is still too much. I wonder how the operator of this casino deals with this and tolerate their gamblers actions.

-   I wonder if this is just a story or a rumor. Because if you look at it, it seems unrealistic, maybe if someone can do that, they are not in their right mind or an abnormal person.

That's why it seems to be true because the creator is focused on gambling in the casino. One of the things I'm wondering is how did the operator allow that to be gambled on by him? is it because they know that the gambler has a lot of money? Probably the cleaners were also annoyed by what that gambler did.

[btc78]

For some reason, this story seems to me to be dubious.  Of course, it is impossible that a person holding such a high position and, accordingly, having vast experience in management and knowing all the pitfalls of gambling, would seriously risk the capital necessary to save a huge company.  I think this story is just another publicity tale.  Moreover, everything you learn from Las Vegas is literally all riddled with exaggeration of facts and the size of luck. 
This is what the world gambling center itself is built on.

I think you are making reference to the FedEx story. That  is looking like what can be doubted but nonetheless it is in the media and that is what we all are given to gulp in but the real story may look like what we see online or close to it. For now it is one of the most inspiring success story in gambling as regarding risk and not necessarily luck.

and also looking to the whole topic ? it seemingly that FEDEX story is the most talked because the risk taken by the fedex boss is truly remarkable and I think no other company that will take the same action in our days now.
but still congrats for that win for many years now.

[ethereumhunter]

I don't know what would be the faith of shipping business if the trend changes to fedex , but for me? i will not deal with that same action if giving a chance to decide .

I won't also do the same thing as what the FEDEX owner did. That's really the riskiest thing that he can ever do and I guess he was all set for greatness and dumbness at that time. He realizes that it's all in or go home with nothing and that's already accepted in fate.
But, really fate is playing sometimes and the guy did the right thing on what resulted for his action. The good thing is that he's into the greatness but I'm sure that he's telling the other businessman that don't do what he has done because that might also change their fate but could not be the same as how lucky he was back then.

Probably most people would not do the same as FEDEX owners because such actions are very risky and gambling can cost us all our money. Or maybe he was desperate enough to use his money to gamble and luckily, he was so lucky that he could earn a lot of money from gambling and continue his business. If, at that time, he lost all his money, we won't hear the name FEDEX anymore today or the owner has been replaced by someone else.

Rght, there is a saying that when people back is against the wall, they will do everything they can to survived. And that's what the owners of FedEx did, he gamble his money and he is very fortunate that he won and then he stop. It will be different if he already won and then continue to gamble thinking that he can still make a good run and so bigger money. But I guess he stop when he had the right amount of money he needed, so that is a very good decision.

Thus, he could use the money earned from gambling to continue his business until now. And I hope he doesn't gamble again to get more wins because he now has a more developed and growing business in many countries. And I also hope this story doesn't inspire other business owners who almost went bankrupt to try as he did because everyone's luck will be different.

This proves that besides losing money, gambling can give us a big win and change our life. But this is not to be copied by other people too.

[Piesel]

Of course it would have been a forgotten dream with the CEO if he didn't take to play the lucky game. I don't know how he got the courage to taste the fate of stroke of luck to hit the jackpot. My question is if he didn't get that come back, would he have given up or if he had any other artifice to build his FedEx company back?

think everyone who has the spirit of an entrepreneur should not be discouraged before his hopes will be achieved in the future.

To this maybe he would have come back after the trouble of trying to raise money because of his passion for what he loved doing. Passion is a very strong factor that will push for someone who had already seen his falling business liquidating in his eyes, then taking such a risk was I guess good portion for him.

Most CEOs around the world have taken such risks and we know business is all about risk taking but again the risk must be based on calculated analysis, FedEx is a global brand and all thanks to its CEO who played the lottery and luckily won a jackpot, there is no doubting the fact that gambling has helped a lot of people and I know several families who have gain all-expense paid relocation of the family from one country to another and all through American lottery.

Gambling has been around for decades and in that time a lot of events and histories are traced to it some are shared while others died in the mind of those that encounter luck through gambling, even though the public warned against addictive gambling.

[m2017]

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

I would not call it an inspirational story, but I would call it an exception to the rule, an isolated case when gambling helped the company at the dawn of its formation. Of course, this is the worst advice for any business founder and I would in no way recommend starting a business this way. Such luck can happen only once and only if you are Frederick Smith. 

[BitcoinPanther]

1. The Founder Of FedEx Saved The Company By Gambling In Vegas.



        Here's an inspiring story for aspiring gamblers and small business owners: the founder of FedEx saved his floundering company by gambling in Vegas, earning $27,000 in blackjack! The company only had $5,000 in its coffers when Frederick Smith decided to fly to Vegas in 1973 and risk it all. Though this isn't good investment or business advice in general, Smith's gamble paid off, allowing the company to last long enough to raise $11 million and eventually earn its first profits in 1976.

I would not call it an inspirational story, but I would call it an exception to the rule, an isolated case when gambling helped the company at the dawn of its formation. Of course, this is the worst advice for any business founder and I would in no way recommend starting a business this way. Such luck can happen only once and only if you are Frederick Smith. 

I agree that it was an exceptional story if we put it in gambling side view, but the point that the owner never gives  up(just remove the gambling part) on looking for the solution to the problem of his company is somehow inspiring.  I would also not advise to gamble in looking for motivation or inspiration because often times gambling never gives solution to financial problem.

The result of the boss of FeDex looks very real and we all aspire to have the same luck that he had so far. Let's just keep doing what we do and one day, our story might become very interesting to other people.

The result of FEDEX does not only look very real, it is real because FEDEX rises from its almost bankrupt status to what it is right now.

[Lanatsa]

For some reason, this story seems to me to be dubious.  Of course, it is impossible that a person holding such a high position and, accordingly, having vast experience in management and knowing all the pitfalls of gambling, would seriously risk the capital necessary to save a huge company.  I think this story is just another publicity tale.  Moreover, everything you learn from Las Vegas is literally all riddled with exaggeration of facts and the size of luck. 
This is what the world gambling center itself is built on.

I think you are making reference to the FedEx story. That  is looking like what can be doubted but nonetheless it is in the media and that is what we all are given to gulp in but the real story may look like what we see online or close to it. For now it is one of the most inspiring success story in gambling as regarding risk and not necessarily luck.

and also looking to the whole topic ? it seemingly that FEDEX story is the most talked because the risk taken by the fedex boss is truly remarkable and I think no other company that will take the same action in our days now.
but still congrats for that win for many years now.

I can see that everyone wants to stick to success especially the one of FeDex that looks very risky and interesting. Sometimes when we take risk luck can accompany us along that can make us earn big from what we are doing. The result of the boss of FeDex looks very real and we all aspire to have the same luck that he had so far. Let's just keep doing what we do and one day, our story might become very interesting to other people.

It was just acting as a last resort on the funds that he do have on which as a company owner who had turned down or bankrupt then there's always that kind of emotion or thinking about being desperate for

recovery and we arent that dumb not to make gambling as the nearest option on doing so thats why he had decided that he do gamble with those amounts and luckily he do able to make at least his money a bit
bigger and this is where the story continues.

What if he had lost all of his money on that time? For sure we arent seeing FedEx now. 

[LUCKMCFLY]

There is another fun fact that is not included in the op which is the set of gamblers who sell their personal properties such as houses and cars just to gamble away the money and after then end up sleeping by the corridor of the casino House, thos is the most irresponsible act but I have seen a lot of them in my region who are. so addicted to gambling and have gambled away all their life savings and properties.
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I would have guessed those things only happened in movies and books, Jesus Christ.
Since you said you have personally witnessed these things happening in your region, would you care to give us an example or tell us a story about a particular case which you can talk about? Because I have never seen someone being so reckless when gambling, the worst I have seen was someone losing half their monthly wage.

Also, how come they end up sleeping in the Casino corridor? Dont they get kicked up by staff?
Or maybe staff feel so sorry for them that allow them to sleep a couple of night on the floor.

Whatever the case, it is just sad to read people can ruin their lives so quickly.  

This is very true, the game can drive anyone crazy if they do not control all their emotions and in these cases the impulses, I think that a person who bets his house is because he is not very well in the head, he is a person who apart from being irresponsible I would consider it crazy, a house or property is not to put it as a guarantee against a game of chance.

For me, houses, real estate, are to put them as collateral in case of an emergency, and that for a loan before the bank, I think that is the most intelligent way to risk the house or a property because the value of things I think is not they only have to do with the fiat, but many other things.

For some reason, this story seems to me to be dubious.  Of course, it is impossible that a person holding such a high position and, accordingly, having vast experience in management and knowing all the pitfalls of gambling, would seriously risk the capital necessary to save a huge company.  I think this story is just another publicity tale.  Moreover, everything you learn from Las Vegas is literally all riddled with exaggeration of facts and the size of luck. 
This is what the world gambling center itself is built on.

I think you are making reference to the FedEx story. That  is looking like what can be doubted but nonetheless it is in the media and that is what we all are given to gulp in but the real story may look like what we see online or close to it. For now it is one of the most inspiring success story in gambling as regarding risk and not necessarily luck.

and also looking to the whole topic ? it seemingly that FEDEX story is the most talked because the risk taken by the fedex boss is truly remarkable and I think no other company that will take the same action in our days now.
but still congrats for that win for many years now.

I can see that everyone wants to stick to success especially the one of FeDex that looks very risky and interesting. Sometimes when we take risk luck can accompany us along that can make us earn big from what we are doing. The result of the boss of FeDex looks very real and we all aspire to have the same luck that he had so far. Let's just keep doing what we do and one day, our story might become very interesting to other people.

It was just acting as a last resort on the funds that he do have on which as a company owner who had turned down or bankrupt then there's always that kind of emotion or thinking about being desperate for

recovery and we arent that dumb not to make gambling as the nearest option on doing so thats why he had decided that he do gamble with those amounts and luckily he do able to make at least his money a bit
bigger and this is where the story continues.

What if he had lost all of his money on that time? For sure we arent seeing FedEx now. 

It is that that is what we think, if I had not had that great touch of luck, FedEX would surely not have existed, in my opinion this is a very necessary stroke of luck and they were really successful in terms of the risk and everything, although thinking about it Well, it wasn't unreasonable to do something like that, if things had gone wrong, I think maybe that company would have emerged, sometimes what is meant to be given is given, it's like what is destined for someone, however it goes to that person and is Give with everything you have, perhaps FedEx is a company that is very good and that gives and offers many benefits to us and that is something redeemable.

[Viscore]

For some reason, this story seems to me to be dubious.  Of course, it is impossible that a person holding such a high position and, accordingly, having vast experience in management and knowing all the pitfalls of gambling, would seriously risk the capital necessary to save a huge company.  I think this story is just another publicity tale.  Moreover, everything you learn from Las Vegas is literally all riddled with exaggeration of facts and the size of luck. 
This is what the world gambling center itself is built on.

I also sense the same thing. Because it’s definitely hard to believe the story of FedEx owner, that gambling is the answer of his near downfall. Knowing gambling, it’s more than losses and regrets in the end than profiting from it. But let’s say that he’s just extra lucky when he decided to gamble, he might be gaining exceptional profits but for sure, he also made a lot of losses before that.

[serjent05]

For some reason, this story seems to me to be dubious.  Of course, it is impossible that a person holding such a high position and, accordingly, having vast experience in management and knowing all the pitfalls of gambling, would seriously risk the capital necessary to save a huge company.  I think this story is just another publicity tale.  Moreover, everything you learn from Las Vegas is literally all riddled with exaggeration of facts and the size of luck. 
This is what the world gambling center itself is built on.

Well, writers loves to exaggerate things, though I wouldn't question the authenticity of the story.  The CEO of FEDEX indeed gambled during the time when his company is about to go bankrupt.  He maybe do it because he wanted to take a breather and somehow got lucky and got $27k.  The winnings and the amount saved the company may be an overstatement but the motivation I think is true since from then on, the owner got motivated to look for people who can help the finances of the company.  

Sometimes when we are almost down to the limit, a simple push can make us break free from desperation and may be the key to turning things around.  And probably that win serves as that thing.

[iv4n]

I can see that everyone wants to stick to success especially the one of FeDex that looks very risky and interesting. Sometimes when we take risk luck can accompany us along that can make us earn big from what we are doing.

What you develop or what you said so far is exactly what is in mind mind to say that is not the way that when someone make announcement or point that you like so much then you continue to repeat such. It is truth that no one that does not like to be successful and anything that will make you to be success is something that you enter into with  seriousness

This is just a story with a lucky ending, I guess we can't imagine how many people tried to do the same and lost. It's gambling in the end, seriousness is measured with money someone gambles with, and higher stakes always mean more serious playing! Definitely, it's not so smart to risk everything you have, but I guess some people get trapped and see gambling as the only way out, and it's fucked up situation when someone relay on gambling to survive! It's like real gambling with the highest possible stakes! I have never been in such a situation, and I hope that I will not end up in such a situation, simply said! I gamble for fun.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

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This is just a story with a lucky ending, I guess we can't imagine how many people tried to do the same and lost. It's gambling in the end, seriousness is measured with money someone gambles with, and higher stakes always mean more serious playing! Definitely, it's not so smart to risk everything you have, but I guess some people get trapped and see gambling as the only way out, and it's fucked up situation when someone relay on gambling to survive! It's like real gambling with the highest possible stakes! I have never been in such a situation, and I hope that I will not end up in such a situation, simply said! I gamble for fun.

Totally agree with you mate, gambling should be for fun, but it's rather unfortunate that some people have taken it up as a profession, and it doesn't really make sense if you ask me, I always feel its an act of laziness that makes a man to rely on gambling for daily, weekly or monthly income, without having any major business as a number one source of income and gambling as a side hustle.

The story of the founder of FedEx is a matter of luck, we talk about it today because he took the big risk and got lucky, maybe if he had lost, the company, FedEx will not be in existence today, and we will not even know a man like him exists.

[ChiNgadOr]

For some reason, this story seems to me to be dubious.  Of course, it is impossible that a person holding such a high position and, accordingly, having vast experience in management and knowing all the pitfalls of gambling, would seriously risk the capital necessary to save a huge company.  I think this story is just another publicity tale.  Moreover, everything you learn from Las Vegas is literally all riddled with exaggeration of facts and the size of luck. 
This is what the world gambling center itself is built on.

I also sense the same thing. Because it’s definitely hard to believe the story of FedEx owner, that gambling is the answer of his near downfall. Knowing gambling, it’s more than losses and regrets in the end than profiting from it. But let’s say that he’s just extra lucky when he decided to gamble, he might be gaining exceptional profits but for sure, he also made a lot of losses before that.

You know sometimes writers do add to additional things to there writing to make it more interesting to read do that every reader will find something remarkable about what they had read. The story might not be as sweet as this but we are presented with a stort that can make us think like we are not doing enough to in the kind of way we gamble.

I hope this will it influence some persons to go extra miles in making sure that they make winnings especially using more than 70% of there fund to gamble so that they can be like the FedEx CEO that took exact risk.

[wxa7115]

Totally agree with you mate, gambling should be for fun, but it's rather unfortunate that some people have taken it up as a profession, and it doesn't really make sense if you ask me, I always feel its an act of laziness that makes a man to rely on gambling for daily, weekly or monthly income, without having any major business as a number one source of income and gambling as a side hustle.

The story of the founder of FedEx is a matter of luck, we talk about it today because he took the big risk and got lucky, maybe if he had lost, the company, FedEx will not be in existence today, and we will not even know a man like him exists.

Stories like the one of the FedEx owner are not that rare, what happens is that most of them do not have a happy ending, an owner doing something like that is probably desperate and it is using gambling as their last resort.

And once they begin to bet and the cards are not in their favor they will begin to get desperate and make a few plays which will bankrupt them, so while the success story of FedEx makes for an interesting story we must remember that the majority of those which tried something like that most likely lost everything they had instead.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Reading about the risky adventure of the FEDEX CEO I was pushed to imagine what will have happened fo the global shipping company if the whole money the CEO gambled with was lost.

But thank goodness he made it out and that action have to change the faith of the company for life now FedEx is a global name and all thanks to the CEO who understood the place of risk in every aspect of life and was courageous enough to take the bold step and risking everything

It is not really difficult to imagine what would have happened to the company in the case he had lost, most likely no one would have ever heard of FedEx and instead we will have another company doing the same function, maybe not as efficiently as FedEx does it but we will have a decent replacement, but without a doubt it is way more interesting for the founder of FedEx to have saved his company by playing blackjack, and even if this is obviously something that should not be recommended or encouraged it still makes for a hell of a story.

It's like that, I think that what that player did is something that no one should copy to try to imitate him, at least I don't see him as trustworthy, but he played it and I think he had no choice, it was win or win, otherwise everything was it was going to the trash, but it is as you say, another company would have taken everything that FeDex has earned and they would have taken over the company, for this there are many more things, perhaps a service with another name that would do exactly the same thing, for some they can stay to think that it would have happened, well like the multiverses maybe if they exist, only there they know what happened with that loss, but as far as here things went well.

Totally agree with you mate, gambling should be for fun, but it's rather unfortunate that some people have taken it up as a profession, and it doesn't really make sense if you ask me, I always feel its an act of laziness that makes a man to rely on gambling for daily, weekly or monthly income, without having any major business as a number one source of income and gambling as a side hustle.

The story of the founder of FedEx is a matter of luck, we talk about it today because he took the big risk and got lucky, maybe if he had lost, the company, FedEx will not be in existence today, and we will not even know a man like him exists.

Stories like the one of the FedEx owner are not that rare, what happens is that most of them do not have a happy ending, an owner doing something like that is probably desperate and it is using gambling as their last resort.

And once they begin to bet and the cards are not in their favor they will begin to get desperate and make a few plays which will bankrupt them, so while the success story of FedEx makes for an interesting story we must remember that the majority of those which tried something like that most likely lost everything they had instead.

Yes, it is as you say, many have tried but they do not have the luck to achieve what that company achieved at that time, there is also something that when a person decides to take that risk, is that in case they do, they must take into account that this take the money that you are risking as lost, this so that you do not have illusions that it will multiply, because the blow is usually very hard, that if you lose, keep in mind that it is under your responsibility and that you then have to answer for that money that you risked and he lost, although I think something, with $5k and if he knows how to play, it is difficult for him to lose unless he starts betting like crazy.

[traderethereum]

I can see that everyone wants to stick to success especially the one of FeDex that looks very risky and interesting. Sometimes when we take risk luck can accompany us along that can make us earn big from what we are doing.

What you develop or what you said so far is exactly what is in mind mind to say that is not the way that when someone make announcement or point that you like so much then you continue to repeat such. It is truth that no one that does not like to be successful and anything that will make you to be success is something that you enter into with  seriousness

But not by using all the money to gamble and hoping to win a lot of money by playing one game or several times.
And sadly, many people still think that way and continue spending a lot of money trying to make more.
They forget that gambling is not designed to give gamblers money; only those who are really lucky can win a lot of money.
The story of FedEx is one example of having a great fortune that allowed him to win a lot of money but that won't happen to many people.

[danadc]

For some reason, this story seems to me to be dubious.  Of course, it is impossible that a person holding such a high position and, accordingly, having vast experience in management and knowing all the pitfalls of gambling, would seriously risk the capital necessary to save a huge company.  I think this story is just another publicity tale.  Moreover, everything you learn from Las Vegas is literally all riddled with exaggeration of facts and the size of luck. 
This is what the world gambling center itself is built on.

I also sense the same thing. Because it’s definitely hard to believe the story of FedEx owner, that gambling is the answer of his near downfall. Knowing gambling, it’s more than losses and regrets in the end than profiting from it. But let’s say that he’s just extra lucky when he decided to gamble, he might be gaining exceptional profits but for sure, he also made a lot of losses before that.

You know sometimes writers do add to additional things to there writing to make it more interesting to read do that every reader will find something remarkable about what they had read. The story might not be as sweet as this but we are presented with a stort that can make us think like we are not doing enough to in the kind of way we gamble.

I hope this will it influence some persons to go extra miles in making sure that they make winnings especially using more than 70% of there fund to gamble so that they can be like the FedEx CEO that took exact risk.

I don't see it as strange, at that moment the businessman knew that he had to risk it no matter what, it was necessary to have a good financial state for the investments of the moment, and at that moment in history things also had a lot of value, and for getting more money was difficult just like in these moments, if this was a rather risky exit, and it looked like something very crazy, it was not so crazy because it turned out to be a move of great genius, and this is what saved everything, I don't want to look for another reason, what matters is that it happened, it is up to many of us if we take such an example or see it as something we shouldn't do.

[LUCKMCFLY]

 with those $5k they were not going to raise absolutely nothing, a company of this caliber is currently still one of the world leaders, good for that being who did that!

Well that is back in 1976 when I think 5k is really a Money , if we will going to compare that amount these days yeah it may do nothing but back then  this is absolutely a big amount.
But Yeah I must admit that the person who did this made a successful life out of gambling.
yet still wont going to advise people in similar situation to do what FEDEX owner did .

Well, there are times when I did not know before that someone had done something like that, on occasions I had thought of doing something similar, but the age I never dared, because the fact of risking so much money is not something that goes with me, a long time ago I wanted to have at least $1k to put it all on dice, applying various strategies, where at that time the one I used the most was the martingale, and it was a very reckless strategy and obviously I couldn't put it as the best, but there are many things that They stopped me and well it was better that way, but really until now and thinking about everything that FEDEX manager did, Well, I really admire him.

For some reason, this story seems to me to be dubious.  Of course, it is impossible that a person holding such a high position and, accordingly, having vast experience in management and knowing all the pitfalls of gambling, would seriously risk the capital necessary to save a huge company.  I think this story is just another publicity tale.  Moreover, everything you learn from Las Vegas is literally all riddled with exaggeration of facts and the size of luck. 
This is what the world gambling center itself is built on.

I also sense the same thing. Because it’s definitely hard to believe the story of FedEx owner, that gambling is the answer of his near downfall. Knowing gambling, it’s more than losses and regrets in the end than profiting from it. But let’s say that he’s just extra lucky when he decided to gamble, he might be gaining exceptional profits but for sure, he also made a lot of losses before that.

You know sometimes writers do add to additional things to there writing to make it more interesting to read do that every reader will find something remarkable about what they had read. The story might not be as sweet as this but we are presented with a stort that can make us think like we are not doing enough to in the kind of way we gamble.

I hope this will it influence some persons to go extra miles in making sure that they make winnings especially using more than 70% of there fund to gamble so that they can be like the FedEx CEO that took exact risk.

I don't see it as strange, at that moment the businessman knew that he had to risk it no matter what, it was necessary to have a good financial state for the investments of the moment, and at that moment in history things also had a lot of value, and for getting more money was difficult just like in these moments, if this was a rather risky exit, and it looked like something very crazy, it was not so crazy because it turned out to be a move of great genius, and this is what saved everything, I don't want to look for another reason, what matters is that it happened, it is up to many of us if we take such an example or see it as something we shouldn't do.

In this, each person has their way of solving what is presented to them, I understand that each person acts according to their needs, at least when they get desperate, the person should be aware that they are risking capital that they will not recover so easily if they lose it. in a bet, that often requires months of hard and arduous work, so at this point where we work to be able to supplement our basic needs, going to a casino represents an expense in fun, and that expense in fun must be controlled because otherwise I would lose everything, and that is the beginning of addiction in all its splendor, which is what should be avoided.

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Thanks for sharing these crazy fun facts about casinos and gambling! It's really interesting to learn about the history and culture of gambling. I had no idea that the founder of FedEx saved his company by gambling in Vegas, that's a wild story.

$27K in 1973 is equivalent to $177K now, imagine that!