Topic: Some Crazy Fun Facts About Casinos And Gambling You Might Not Know. - page 7. (Read 7571 times)

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. 

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?

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

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.

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. 

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.

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

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.