By: Paul O'Donnell
Submitted: 2008-11-11 05:18:10 | Word Count: 504
The earliest form of gambling in a single building – now known as a casino – dates back to well over 2000 years B.C. Throughout the years, gambling has always been a prominent side of many people’s social lives and casinos has been just as popular, although not necessarily for the purpose they are used for today – they were originally multi purpose buildings, often holding theatre productions and sports events. It wasn’t until the early 1930’s when the US state of Nevada became the first state to legalise gambling that casinos really flourished. The most popular gambling destination in Nevada, and arguably the world, being Las Vegas – known as Sin City – is home to such a vast amount of casinos that the money turnover is phenomenal. Of course, the house almost always wins, but inevitably a few of the lucky gamblers manage to take home a tidy sum when playing one of the many casino games available.
What a lot of people don’t realize, is that taking home a big win from a casino isn’t in fact, that difficult – assuming you’ve got Lady Luck on your side. Starting with a £10 wager, if you were to win 17 times in a row, doubling your bets each time (for example, bet £10, then £20, then £40), you’d have £1,310,720 after you have finished. Of course, 17 straight wins is highly unlikely – but actually not impossible, unbelievable or unheard of these days.
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Over the years, there have been some massive wins in casinos around the world. Not taking into account the “high rollers”, it’s not uncommon for hundreds of thousands of pounds to be won on a regular basis by general tourists and part time casino goers. However, these wins have become more common and more regular with the introduction of online casino games. Gambling is now easier and more accessible to all, meaning the amount of wins – and the size of the winnings – are, generally, more easy to come by. However, it’s not always as easy as simply walking to a desk and cashing in your chips as you would in a conventional casino if you’re playing online, as a gentleman who allegedly won $1.3million was to find out. Known as “Pirateofc21”, he managed to “win” the massive windfall after playing a more volatile variation of the ever popular Blackjack, called Caribbean 21. The case took months to resolve and was turned into a public dispute after neither party was getting anywhere with their side of the legal battle (in short, it was suspected that “Pirateofc21” may have been using techniques not fully legal). Although he never received the total $1.3million, “Pirateofc21” accepted an offer from the online casino out of court, which is suspected to be not too far off from the figure in dispute.
The casino always, regardless of whatever anyone disputes, always has the advantage on any game under their own roof. Whilst there are many big wins occurring on a regular basis, many, many more losses just as big – if not bigger.
