11 Amazing Facts You Didn't Know About Gambling

Which historical figure’s favorite casino game was Blackjack? How did Roulette get the nickname “The Devil’s Game”? Discover some amazing facts about gambling!

1. The Number of The Beast

All the numbers on the roulette wheel add up to 666. This is why Roulette is often referred to as the “Devil’s Game”.

2. Fortune Telling

The original playing dice used to play Craps were used by tribesmen to predict the future.

3. The Blackjack Hall of Fame

Founded in 2002, the hall of fame honors the best blackjack players, authors, and experts and is located at the Barona Casino in San Diego, California.

4. The Sandwich: A Royal Casino Dish

The sandwich was invented by John Montagu, the Earl of Sandwich. The Earl liked to eat fried meat between two pieces of bread, so he could keep one hand free to play while at the casino table.

5. Much More Than A Candy Machine

Gambling became illegal shortly after the first slot machine was invented in 1887. This didn’t deter slot manufactures like the Bell-Fruit Gum company, which disguised their slot machines as candy or gum dispensers.

6. Napoleon

Infamous French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was well known for his love of blackjack, which at the time was called “Vingt-et-un” (21). He would play the game for hours, especially during his exile

7. The Best And The Worst

Keno is the standard casino game that offers the highest chance of winning with 27.04%. Bingo offers the worst with only 2.99%.

8. A Class System

The four different suits on playing cards were initially based on different classes in French Society: Spades (royalty), Hearts (clergy), Diamonds (merchants), Clubs (peasants).

9. Keno Helped Build One of The Seven Wonders of The World

A large portion of the funding used to build the Great Wall of China, which stretches 6,259 km, is believed to have come from villagers playing keno

10. The World’s Biggest Casino Isn’t In Vegas

The Venetian Macao, located in Macau, China, is the largest casino in the world (10,500,000-square feet). Modeled after the casino resort the Venetian Las Vegas, it is the largest single structure hotel building in China

11. The WSOP Makes Young Millionaires

Via VEGASMASTER.COM

The youngest player to win the World Series of Poker is Joe Cada, who was 21 years old when he won the WSOP Main Event ($8,574,649) in 2009.