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

[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.