The funniest facts about Canadian and worldwide casinos

For instance, did you know King Henry VIII of England was also a famous wagering player?

Today you are unlikely to find among active Canadian Internet users those who have not heard of online casinos, and this is not surprising. The main reason for this is the simplicity and accessibility of the game, as well as the ability to play any game for free. Today, the most popular casino games are slot machines, they gained their popularity due to the simple and quick wins, every day there are more and more exciting new games developed by various software providers that become the basis of most slots. If you are interested in top gambling games of Canada you can take a look at them here – casinonic.com/en-CA/games/top.

However, modern casinos are very different from what they used to be. We’ve put together some interesting facts about casinos that you probably didn’t know:

According to statistics, no more than 13% of Canadian gamblers visit casinos regularly, while most prefer to gamble online. Significantly, but about 77% of players are not experts, they often play just for fun, about 65% of them usually play blackjack and poker to train their memory, and 35% of respondents play slot machines as a hobby.
The biggest win at Canadian online casinos was almost 22 million CAD.
Residents of Cyprus island lose each year at online casinos about 2.5 billion euros, if you divide the sum for every resident – comes out 3 thousand euros per person per year.
In Canadian casino online the most popular are slot machines and online lotteries, although most players were convinced that the TOP performers of CA casinos are poker and roulette.
The sum of the numbers on roulette is 666, a bit mystical, isn’t it?
The world owes the appearance of playing cards to the French, and the 4 suits represent the 4 classes of society: spades – nobles; diamonds – merchants; hearts – members of the clergy; clubs – peasants.
King Henry VIII of England was also a famous player. There is a legend, according to which after one of the big dice losses the king gave the bell of St. Paul, as a payment for his lose and this is considered the largest loss in the history of gambling.