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.
. 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. 
