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Casino Trivia
| January 27th, 2011 at 12:46:35 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Nov 17, 2009 Threads: 113 Posts: 2041 | Without looking it up of course, "What country currently has the oldest operating casino in the world?" For bonus points, what year did it open? |
| January 27th, 2011 at 12:57:01 PM permalink | |
| Croupier Member since: Nov 15, 2009 Threads: 54 Posts: 1093 |
Id have a guess at Monaco, and say around 1890. [This space is intentionally left blank] |
| January 27th, 2011 at 1:45:26 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 14, 2009 Threads: 313 Posts: 6776 | Hmmm. Good question. I'm going to guess somewhere in the ancient Arab world. I think there are still casinos in Lebanon so I'm going to go with that. It would not surprise me to see the answer as Jordon or Egypt, but Lebanon feels better. It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet. |
| January 27th, 2011 at 1:48:50 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Nov 11, 2009 Threads: 218 Posts: 7275 | I'll try a real stab in the dark: San Marino? This space is closed for remodeling |
| January 27th, 2011 at 1:57:48 PM permalink | |
| teddys Member since: Nov 14, 2009 Threads: 100 Posts: 2723 | I'll say Italy. "If you can make one heap of all your winnings / And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss / And lose, and start again at your beginnings / And never breathe a word about your loss..." -Rudyard Kipling |
| January 27th, 2011 at 2:21:26 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 153 Posts: 2911 |
My asumption is "oldest operating" means continuous operation. For that you need an anchient society. So I will say China and make a SWAG on the year guessing 1799. "The Roman Empire wasn't planned, but neither did it 'just happen.'" |
| January 27th, 2011 at 5:49:40 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Nov 17, 2009 Threads: 113 Posts: 2041 |
A good guess. According to Casino B Blog the Casino de Monte Carlo was established in 1856. However, it is not the oldest. |
| January 27th, 2011 at 5:54:57 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Nov 17, 2009 Threads: 113 Posts: 2041 |
A surprising answer. I suppose it is possible that there is someplace "off the grid" that may actually be "ancient", but joints in the Middle East were not on the list I found. Is it that they are banned by orthodox muslims? Or perhaps the lists I counsulted have a bias? This may be a good topic for another thread. |
| January 27th, 2011 at 6:03:28 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Nov 17, 2009 Threads: 113 Posts: 2041 |
As Europes oldest republic, a good guess, but according to www.gamingguide.net, there are currently no licensed casinos operating in San Marino. |
| January 27th, 2011 at 6:07:29 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Nov 11, 2009 Threads: 218 Posts: 7275 |
My guess was based on the origin of the word "casino." It's Italian for "small house." I figured San marino might have some, and they do speak Italian there. Too bad. This space is closed for remodeling |
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