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Monday, June 25th, 2007Gambling is worldwide. Places to amble number well into the tens of thousands, when you consider all of the poker rooms, bingo halls, pachinko parlors, jai alai frontons, lottery ticket outlets, sports books, thoroughbred tracks, dog tracks, and home games. All in all, brick and mortar gaming has more than 100 jurisdictions throughout the world, with no two sharing exactly the same set of rules.
Jurisdictional Differences
Each gambling jurisdiction imparts its own flair on the games. Some limit the games to games of skill which can often be the subject of considerable debate. Others might limit the amount a player can wager, while others still, limit the amount that a player can win. In Atlantic City, for example, all roulette games are required to have the “imprisonment” rule (where half of your even money bet is returned if the ball lands on 0 or 00). In the Cherokee casino North Carolina, the tribal compact requires that all slot machines have respin buttons. (more…)