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Jul11

Beginning of the online gambling

by kingkong on July 11, 2012 at 8:48 am
Posted In: Online Casino, Online gambling

Beginning of the online gambling

The history of online gambling began in 1994 when the governing body of Antigua Barbuda passed the “Free Trade and Processing Zone” act according to which a person or company which were interested to start an internet casino were authorized to do so by applying for gaming licenses. However, there were no software providers at that time to achieve the possibilities of online gambling. This problem was solved soon after Microgaming appeared in the market, followed by CryptoLogic in the same year.

The 1st casino became available to players across the world in 1996. The years of 1996-1998 indicated expansion outclassing in the online gaming industry. This was due to several facts such as the advancement in technology, the speed of software development and the increase of the number of online casinos.

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Nov09

Roulette Game during 18th and 19th of Century

by kingkong on November 9, 2011 at 9:44 am
Posted In: Roulette

Roulette Game during 18th and 19th of Century

In France, the game of Roulette gained a high level popularity and importance during the 18th century by the aristocracy with the Prince Charles of Monaco. In 1796, the first documented Roulette game was played. It was played in the house of games of Central Paris.

During the19th century, this game of Roulette started in America and was named as American Roulette. During the middle of 19th century, this American version of Roulette game became so famous among the casino players and gamblers that the craze towards the American Roulette increased immensely with a rocket speed. American Roulette has an extra slot as double zero (00) along with single zero (0) while French Roulette has only one zero (0) slot which is the main difference between American and French Roulette.

 

Roulette Game after existence of Online Casinos during the 20th Century
Nowadays, players can either choose the European or the American Roulette as per their choice. One of the main advantages of online Roulette games is that, now players can play this game in any version from any place at any time.

Thus, the existence of online casinos during the late 20th Century is responsible for the great increase in the popularity of Roulette games.

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Nov05

Craziest Roulette Bet in the History of gambling

by kingkong on November 5, 2011 at 10:02 am
Posted In: Roulette

Craziest Roulette Bet in the History of gambling

There have been several gamblers who have tried their luck at the roulette table but no one yet have been able to match the standards of Ashley Revell, the famous roulette player. Ashley Revell wagered his everything on a single roulette spin which was the craziest bet ever in the history of roulette.

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Ashley Revell was an Ordinary Man

Ashley Ravell aged 32 was an ordinary person until the time he decided to wager everything he had in a single go at the roulette table. He decided to sell everything he had and generated $135,300 for satisfying his gambling desire.

 

Overnight Fame
Wagering everything in a single spin was one of the craziest decisions ever taken by Revell in seek of turning into a rich person. UK’s Sky channel decided to launch a special show on Revell called Double or Nothing.

 

The Spin
Revell must have been very nervous while he was wagering his everything on the huge spin. Fortunately, Revell decided to go with the majority of outcomes that time by selecting red and luckily the ball landed on seven red. After the outcome of his bet, Revell’s friends and family jumped out of joy for the person who gambled his everything just for the sake of turning his $135,300 bet into $270,600.

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Nov04

Journey of Casino

by kingkong on November 4, 2011 at 11:34 am
Posted In: Online gambling

Journey of Casino

Casino changes the life of an individual. Its history is very old and it exists from many hundreds of years. Today people enjoy casinos online also with the same excitement and comfort to be at home. However, many advancements have taken place in this gaming field. By the starting and invention of these games, nobody thought that these games would one time be the shine of casinos and a big money trap which would lead to great change of lives of people. Today casinos are considered to be one of the biggest industries working in the world. The first casino is believed to be opened in Switzerland, Baden.

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Casino evolved as a means of entertainment for people. French were the first to invent it in the form of playing cards. That time nobody even imagined that this game would later become so popular amongst people. Further Dutch came with some modifications in the rules and ways of playing. They gave us the first lottery machine which is used even today for fun and loads of entertainment. People at that time were not sure and almost unknown about the success and heights it would touch in the upcoming future.

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