The most popular form of a modern gambling is a lottery. According to statistics, more than half the world's population buys lottery tickets regularly.
There is a monument to Fyodor Dostoevsky in a picturesque park, located in a German city Kurhaus, as he was there and made a major contribution to prosperity of one of the city’s casinos.
The Australians are considered to be the most gambling nation among others – a survey claims that there are a lot of Australians among the players.
According to legend, King of England, Henry VIII lost more than anyone in the history of gaming. They say that after a big loss in dice, he gave away the bell of St. Paul.
The first gambling establishments appeared in the Nile Delta.
Roulette is often called "a Ferris wheel", because of the fact that the sum of all the numbers on the drum is 666.
If economists were good in business, they would be rich men, instead of experts advising rich men.
I felt rich having stopped worrying about the balance of my checkbook.
The wealth really changed my life only once when I got an opportunity to do charity.
