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Horse Racing Bookie Hand Signs Explained
If you’ve ever watched horse racing on the television or been to the track in person, you may have seen the strange arm-waving antics of certain bookmakers and probably wondered what on earth they were doing. Often these men are stood on raised platforms to be seen,...
October 15, 2015
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How Fruit Machines Got Their Fruit Symbols
When a 25-year-old software engineer from Phoenix called Bill Elfritz put his last $20 into the Megabucks slot machine at the Excalibur casino in Las Vegas, he probably wasn’t aware of the history of the game he was playing. He would have cared even less about...
September 24, 2013
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6 min read
What are the Odds of That? The Biggest Underdog Payouts in Sports History
What are the Odds of That? The Biggest Underdog Payouts in Sports History Let's face it, everyone likes to root...
November 13, 2012
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1 min read
The History of American Gambling
The History of American Gambling - An American Tradition. A look back at how gambling has evolved since the 1600s...
July 29, 2012
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