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It’s been said that a lottery system in the form of a game of keno was used to fund the building of the Great Wall of China so many thousands of years ago.  Since then, cities and governments have run one type of lottery or another in order to bring  much needed money into state […]
By reneek
– July 6, 2011
The following tale is what dreams are made of, and it’s certainly the kind of thing that keeps me going when I pay out yet again for my weekly lottery ticket or play slots at the casino. In 2003, seven construction workers pooled together, as they did each week, to buy a lottery ticket. What […]
By reneek
– January 31, 2011
I love it when the winds of fate play their little games now and then, especially when there’s a good ending. For those of you familiar with the gambling industry in Asia, the number one name that pops into mind when thinking of a character that represents this market is Stanley Ho. With an estimated […]
By reneek
– January 18, 2011
I was gobsmacked by the absolute cheek of an English woman who reportedly sued her ex-husband for £8 million after he won the EuroMillions Lottery earlier this year. Now, we’re not talking about a jilted wife who was freshly separated from her prowling husband. We’re talking about a woman who left HIM a DECADE ago […]
By reneek
– November 23, 2010
I bet that you’ve probably considered the question “What would you do if you won the lottery?” a million times. An elderly couple from Nova Scotia, Canada, however, did something that you probably never considered doing in their situation – they gave it all away! The pair, Allen and Violet Large, both in their late […]
By reneek
– November 11, 2010
I’ve been following the tale of the GBP 113 million EuroMillions jackpot win with interest, waiting – along with the rest of the UK – to see who will eventually step forward to claim this momentous prize. We’re nearly 2 weeks after the win and nobody has! Yesterday, an elderly woman announced that she had […]
By reneek
– October 20, 2010
I did! I really, really did nearly win this week’s EuroMillions jackpot! Â No, my seven numbers didn’t match those drawn, and so I didn’t win the GBP 101 million, but i nearly did. Â I didn’t have six, five, four or even three numbers matching. Â In fact, if truth be told, I didn’t even buy a […]
By reneek
– October 9, 2011
Recently I read a news report about a guy in Austria who was playing at a local casino when he suddenly hit the jackpot. Â His joy and disbelief that he had won close to $62 million was short lived, however, because he was approached by two casino employees who told him that his win […]
By reneek
– August 25, 2011
Lottery scratch cards are among the most popular games offered around the world, and millions of players, me included, take their chance on these tickets each day. Â But now, it seems, a professor of mathematics in Texas may have cracked the code of at least one lottery. Â The 63 year old has reportedly been dubbed […]
By reneek
– August 15, 2011
I recently had the the option of  stopping over in Tel Aviv for 3 days on my flight back from a trip to Australasia.  I had never visited the Holy Land, and was interested to experience day to day life in this young, vibrant country and the only true democracy in the Middle East.  I […]
By reneek
– August 10, 2011
A friend of mine, who lives in Sydney, came out to the States to visit and told me about a great exhibition he visited at the Powerhouse Museum in his hometown. The Powerhouse is one of Sydney’s main attractions and, although it is described as a science museum, it actually contains a diverse range of […]
By reneek
– June 26, 2011
Complete the picture – cold Serbian nights, stomach warming vodka and….?  My choice would definitely be a game of  cards around a poker table, huddled together with my comrades, wagering roubles until the morning light.  OK, sometimes my imagination runs wild – but you get the idea… gambling is, and always had been, part and […]
By reneek
– June 21, 2011
No, this isn’t going to be one of those blogs that tell you how to identify if you or someone you know has a gambling problem. I have a lot of respect for those guys who actually can own up to the fact that they’re problem gamblers, as well as for those gambling aid groups […]
By reneek
– June 8, 2011
Players from all over the world, and from all walks of life, benefited hugely when online gambling was introduced in the mid 1990s. One segment of the population in particular which greatly benefited from the opportunity to gamble from home was that of SAHMs or Stay at Home Moms. Before having kids, these women had […]
By reneek
– May 7, 2011
With gambling being such a huge industry, involving so many millions of people, there are bound to be interesting stories that come out of this amazing world. Gambling has quite a history behind it, and some of the quirkiest tales come from as far back as Ancient China. Here are a number of interesting gambling […]
By reneek
– January 13, 2011
Close your eyes and think Hawaii – endless beaches of pristine white sand, lush tropical trees, luxurious hotels, exciting evenings, world class casinos…. STOP. You’ll have to backtrack a bit because the casino bit doesn’t fit into the classic Hawaiian fantasy. Did you know that there are only two states in the US that frown […]
By reneek
– November 2, 2010
I’ve always dreamed of going off the beaten track to find some of the most interesting casinos around the globe. But until I hit the lottery or the jackpot at my favorite local casino, I’m going to have to make do dreaming about visiting casinos on every continent. Africa is one of the most mysterious […]
By reneek
– October 7, 2010
New Hampshire is the first state to have passed an online gambling law that will allow intrastate online gambling. Their lottery’s expected take was falling consistently short, so the state voted to allow the lottery authority to offer online games to state residents. To deal with the roadblocks that the federal government has put into […]
By reneek
– June 29, 2010
