The first known example of Lottery being played is in China, during the Han Dynasty (that’s somewhere between 205 and 186 BC). These lotteries were very lucrative and responsible for a huge chunk of culture – apparently they were used to fund huge projects like building the Great Wall of China. The ancient Chinese Book […]
The Man Who Broke the Bank of Monte Carlo
By Victor Roberts Every gambler has heard of Mike Butterworth’s comic novel The Man Who Broke the Bank of Monte Carlo. In turn, it’s based on a 19th music hall song by Fred Gilbert (the one half of Gilbert and Sullivan), and a 1935 romantic comedy. These are all based on Charles Deville Banks, a […]
Casino Galas
Non-gamblers often think of casinos as dull places with nothing more than the gaming floor and maybe a bar. There are the huge entertainment complexes, of course, but those include non-casino entertainment too, and so they don’t really count. I have even heard it said that the only people who go there are the bored […]