History of Casinos Online and Casino World - Some Popular Casinos of All Times
History of Casinos Online and Casino World - Some Popular Casinos of All Times
Gambling & Casinos are from the past the most popular among the gambling lovers. It is believed that the betting &Â casino gambling activities are some way or in other had been seen in every human society. Chinese recorded the first official account of the betting practice in 2300 B.C. History is filled with the stories of entertainment based on Games of Chance & Ancient Greeks, Romans to Napoleon's Spain & Elizabethan England are all the facts.
Casino di Venezia is one of the first known casinos of the world which is established in Venice Spain in around 1638 & is still in operation.
However in early 20th century time changed & betting was banned & outlawed in America by the state legislation & social reformers. Again in 1931, betting became legalized throughout the state of Nevada & Las Vegas, spawning America's first legalized casinos, would become world famous.
In 1978, New Jersey was allowed betting in Atlantic City. This is today's America's second largest betting city. Other regional centers for gambling in the U.S. are Tunica Resorts, Mississippi & in the Gulf Coast region around Biloxi.
"Casino" is a word which is of Italian origin. "Casa" is the root word for the term "Casino" which is now much popular in casino and gambling. Fundamentally 'Casa' means the house or a small country, villa, summer house or pavilion.
The word then was changed & updated to the word which refers to a building built for pleasure. Such buildings were used to host civic town functions - including dancing, music listening & betting. In military usage in French & Spanish, a casino or kasino is a mess; a confusing linguistic false mate for translators.
After the 19th century, the term "Casino" also included public buildings where pleasurable activities, including betting, & sports took place.
