High Off Gambling Is It s Wild Party s And Casinos

Tyler Wheaton Expos January 16th, 2015 High Off Gambling Las Vegas, known for it’s wild party’s and casinos. Thousands upon thousands of people go to casinos weekly and go home richer. Some come home with less money in their pockets. Some become thrilled and â€Å"addicted† to gambling. So is gambling more than simple fun or is it dangerous. Gambling goes way back in history. Think about even making a simple bet with one of your friends for a small wage is considered gambling. Like if you said â€Å"Hey I bet you $20 you can’t touch your toes† thats a bet and considered gambling. High stakes Gambling hasn’t always been around though. The first lottery was in New Hampshire in the 1800’s and was such a success that it continued throughout the†¦show more content†¦These raids were almost the same as a drug raid. The only place you could go if you wanted to gamble legally was California. Even though it was legal to gamble in California it wasn’t always safe. In 1856 professional gamblers were lynched in San Fransisco (Dunstan). One thing that really helped legalize gambling was the gold rush. The gold rush doesn’t have anything to do with gambling itself but when the California gold rush started in 1848 people who wanted a chance to strike it rich packed up and went to California to find gold. They also discovered the casinos. Many miners would spent there hard earned gold in casinos. The casinos were busy and making more profit than they ever had before. Once the rest of America saw what was going on they decided to legalize gambling to help out the government by creating more tax revenue. Even though gambling had been historically looked down on throughout history by Americans there are some good things that come from having big casinos. These big casinos create a lot of jobs. In America casinos provide over 600,000 jobs. Thats not the only type of legal gambling either. There are racetracks all around America where horses race a nd people place bets on the horses. One very challenging bet used at horse races is the superfecta. The person placing the bet has to pick the exact order that the horses will finish first, second, third, and fourth in a certain race. Due to the