GAMBLING FACTS AND FIGURES

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Largest Slot Machine Win
On the 21st of March 2003 one lucky chap has put $100 (£64) in a slot machine at the Excalibur Hotel – Casino in Las Vegas and has left with $39,713,982.25 (£25,361,761). The software engineer from Los Angeles and his lucky spin are now part of the gambling history as the Largest Slot Machine Win!

Most Bridge Hands Played
In the 1989 Bermuda Bowl bridge tournament held in Perth, Australia, Marcel Branco and Gabriel Chagas, both from Brazil, played a record 752 out of a possible 784 boards.

Most Played Board Game
As of 1999, Monopoly has been played by 500 million people worldwide which makes it the most played board game.

City With Highest Annual Gaming Revenue
The highest gross gaming revenue generated by the casinos and entertainment complexes of a city in a year is US$7,673,134,286 (£5,416,584,982) by Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in 2000.

What does Casino mean in French
In France, the word Casino is first and foremost associated with a supermarket! The Casino Group started back in 1860, and today it is a major part of the international retail and restaurant business. Officially there are 367 Casino Supermarkets. The story behind the name, however, has nothing to do with gambling. It was simply named after a theatre.