Game History
On October - 4 - 2008
Read Interesting History of different Casino Games
- Blackjack History
The game blackjack came from France. This game is date from 1700 in the land based casinos from Paris. Also this card game is also known as 21 (vingt-et-un in french). When this game was introduce in the United States… read more>>
- Roulette History
The word “Roulette” is a French word which means wheel. There are many theories about origination of the game. One theory says that the game first originated in China and it was brought to Europe by Dominican Monks who were trading with Chinese at that time… read more>>
- Craps History
Craps are supposed to have played important part in gambling history. Craps is believed to be adapted from very old dice game known as Hazard. There is lot of debate even on craps as where it was originated, but no one is very sure of the exact place… read more>>
- The History of Video Poker
Video poker concept started to take place in late 1800s when Charles Fey invented first slot machine called Liberty Bell Slot Machine. He then introduced draw option in his slot machine in early 1901 which made it very popular… read more>>
- Baccarat History
Baccarat is the only game which have lowest house edge than any other casino game and thats makes it a game of player choice. There are many notions about the origin of baccarat. The word baccarat is derived from Italian word which means “zero”. Both Italians and French claim it to be their games but nothing is very clear… read more>>
- History of Slots Machine
The first evidence of slot machines was recorded in 1895 when Charles fey invented first slot machine called Liberty bell. Liberty bell consisted of three drums corresponding to present day three reels in slot machines. Those three drums contained five different of kind designs like horseshoe, spades, hearts, diamonds etc… read more>>
- History of Keno
Game of Keno can surely taker pride in its rich traditional back ground. Keno has much more similarity with a lotto game. In fact Keno itself is a lotto game, but the name has been changed quite a few times evolving with changing situation. Keno has a rich & ancient history of around 3000+ years. Keno is invented by the Chinese in order to fund their army and The Great Wall of China… read more>>
- Bingo History
Bingo has evolved into a game with many different types of play. Bingo is played all over the world now in regions far and wide but Bingo history first originated in 16th century Italy as a form of a Lotto game. America got its first taste on Bingo in the early twentieth century… read more>>
- Backgammon History
The game of Backgammon relates back to the Mesopotamian Empire and Persian Empire (present Iraq, Iran, and Syria). It is known to be one of the oldest games to be recorded. It was one of the first board games to be created… read more>>
- History of Poker
The history of poker goes a long way back. It is more than close to eleven centuries old. It is based on the “domino strategy” or “stacked cards strategy”. It also involves the famous concept of “bluffing”. When you listen to all these common terms, it may seem to a novice that the game is a mixture or combination of a few common games… read more>>


