Ever fancied a flutter at the weekends on the football? Perhaps horse racing is more your thing? Back in the early days of the 20th century betting was a massive money maker for the Mafia as street games, horse racing and baseball in particular were huge markets for gambling. Working class people would revel at the opportunity to chuck a little money at something where they could potentially win a lot more back.

Back in the mid 1800’s Policy Shops operated through many US States and further afield into Europe and the UK. These shops are better known as betting shops today, or casinos. Nowadays gambling is a much more complex and a diverse area but going back 100 years ago it was a simple game of numbers that players would join in on.

The Numbers Game

Think of the numbers game as a lottery, an Italian Lottery. More widely known as the numbers racket this was a daily game where a player picks 3 numbers. Later that day the draw would be made and if those 3 numbers matched the player would scoop a cash prize.

Betting In Today’s Society

Moving forward to today you will find many online bookies not on Gamstop, and offline all competing for business as they offer everything from free bets to free spins and everything in between. These attractive incentives to join as a member are sometimes all that is needed, but some of the top UK online casinos also offer existing members deals and offers.

These can range from boosted odds, to bet request submissions, to deposit bonuses.

Take Stakers Casino as an example, they offer a cash bonus when signing up as a new customer as well as 20 free spins.

What Games Can I Find at Casinos?

The days of the number game may be long behind but you will still see glimpses of this game in the modern day casinos around the world.

Usually the most popular casino games are roulette, blackjack, rainbow riches and poker.

Of course, nowadays people have the pleasure of being able to play these games in the comfort of their own home without the need to venture out to find a casino. This is one of the main contributing factors that has led to UK casinos, and in-fact worldwide casino’s grow over the decades and become more and more popular.

So do you feel lucky? Well, do you?

NCS
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