Throughout history, gamblers have turned to deities for luck, hoping to tip the odds in their favor. From Papa Legba, the trickster of the crossroads, to Fortuna, the Roman goddess of luck, many mythological figures are believed to influence gambling outcomes. Whether through offerings, prayers, or rituals, players across cultures seek divine intervention in their …
Category: Strange but true
If something exists, there must surely be a patent for it. We ran with this thought and headed to the archives to dig up some of the stranger gambling, card and casino-related patents we could find.
You know when friends get together and decide to good-naturedly rob a casino? Nope, we don’t either – unless it has George Clooney in it. When it happens in real-life, you’ve got something a little closer to Dennis Nikrasch, the man known for pulling the largest ever casino theft in the history of Las Vegas.
News is often weirder than fiction; we went digging for some of the weirdest casino news headlines we could find.
A trip to the casino for most people means trying their luck at the slot machines or hitting the poker tables; but take a look at some of the weirdest casino games we could find and who knows, maybe you could win big at the money wheel soon.
For thousands of years, people have been resorting to superstition to give their luck a boost at the casino. Here are some of the weirdest gambling and casino superstitions we could find.
Do you have a weakness for celebrity-themed slot machines when you’re at the casino? We checked out 10 of the weirdest celebrity slot machines we could find.
If we know one thing about gambling for sure, we know that people will bet on almost anything. Here are some more of the weirdest online wagers that we could find.
How big is the biggest house of cards ever built? How about the biggest structure made from playing cards? We’ve gone digging for some of the coolest and weirdest playing-card records on the books. Check them out –
