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A History of Gambling

1834 1631 1891 First published reference to poker las a Mississippi riverboat gamel. London's first aqueduct water supply is built with funds raised by lottery. A company in Brooklyn, New York sells the first poker-playing slot machines. 1880 Neighbours Home and Away EastEnders 1999 The French national lottery completes funding for the Statue of Liberty. UK Ladbrokes betting shop pays out £194, 400 to an individual in Newport, South Wales. He placed a £30 bet in 1989 on five events to happen in the 1990'%, all of which did happen (Cliff Richard knighted, Music group U2 to stay together, EastEnders, Neighbours and Home and Away all remain on TV). 1994 A woman in Brazil burns her winning lottery tioket worth £50,000 after a chureh Mninister said she would go to Hell if she took the "Devil's money" BET YOU DIDN'T 3000 BC Thoth, god of night, gambled with the moon, winning five new days to add to the existing Egyptian calendar of 360 days. KNOW A HISTORY OF GAMBLING BB 2013 A new world record for the biggest jackpot win in gambling was set in January. A 40-year old man in Helsinki Won €17, 861, 813 playing the Mega Fortune online casino game. 1956 In England, a government-run lottery is introduced. 1752 1908 The first steeplechase took place in Cork in 1752, from the Steeple of St. John's Protestant Church in Buttevant to St. Mary's in Doneraile (4.5 miles away). It was 1976 ... Harry Bensley begins a walk around the world on a wager of £21,000. The conditions imposed on him are to wear an iron mask for the en push a pram, and marry while on the route. He sets out from Trafalgar Square in London, England. (Six years later, his walk ends due to outbreak of war in Europe.) a two-horse challenge between rivals Blake and O'Callaghan. They raced between the steeples clearing whatever fences and obstacles they encOuntered. Caming machines start using mieroprocessors storing programs with information to determine n ntire journey, game outcome.

A History of Gambling

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Online betting company BetBright take you on a journey throughout the ages of gambling. Highlighting interesting, important events from it's earliest forms in Ancient Egyptian epistemology right th...

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