🏛️ Historical Overview of Casinos
🎰 Early Beginnings (15th – 17th Century)
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🔹 The Origins of Gambling (15th Century)
Year Event 1450 The first known gambling houses open in Italy. 1480 The invention of the first gambling game, the game of chance. -
🔹 The Birth of Casino Games (17th Century)
Year Event 1638 The first official casino, the Ridotto, opens in Venice. 1690 The introduction of popular card games such as Blackjack.
🏙️ The 19th Century Expansion
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🔹 Casino Popularity Grows (1800s)
Year Event 1820 French casinos establish a monopoly on gaming in Europe. 1850 Casinos introduced in major cities like Monaco. -
🔹 American Casino Landscape (Late 1800s)
Year Event 1863 The first major gambling hall opens in San Francisco. 1891 The first official casino opens in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
🌟 The Modern Era (20th Century – Present)
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🔹 The Rise of Las Vegas (1940s-50s)
Year Event 1946 The first legal casino opens in Las Vegas after WWII. 1950 Las Vegas becomes synonymous with gambling and entertainment. -
🔹 Global Casino Boom (1990s-Present)
Year Event 1991 The establishment of the first Indian casinos in the U.S. 2020 Online casinos gain significant popularity worldwide.
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