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Gambling abroad 101


By Mansi gupta


The risk takers see no bounds. And so does gambling. The origin of gambling cannot be traced to one country or region in particular. Gambling is an age old practice. Though its concentration in the United States is higher, but its popularity is as evenly distributed as the water level. Betting in sports and the advent of international and national lottery, gambling has found new vistas across the globe.

Asia, South America, Russia and even Europe are some of the major landmarks where gambling can be easily spotted. One of the main reasons for gambling becoming global is the expansion of the tournaments and gambling events. The prize attached to them makes it all the more lucrative for countries to go for. The revenue generated by lottery and bingo etc. can be estimated by the huge success of the American states.

Gambling attached to the travel has increased popularity and this is one of the reasons why gambling has reached all the exotic destinations of the world. The Asian countries like Singapore, Macau etc. are the hubs for gambling. However the South-East Asian countries remain the most favored places for gambling purposes. Let's see why? The Chinese though have a claim to have invented gambling have made gambling in any form illegal in China. This gives impetus to the island nations like Macau and Singapore who cater to the gambling tourism traffic of Asia. Singapore has slowly and steadily moving into main-stream gambling.

The Europeans are known to have developed the dice games during the roman period. They had treaded also in the field of horse racing during those times. Destinations like Monte Carlo remain the hot spots of European gambling. The lotteries, as in other countries, have become popular in Europe too. Nearly all European countries support gambling and they have a good source of revenue through it.

The Russians are more liberal towards the gambling. Some of the Baltic countries have come out of the shambles of government control over gambling only in the beginning of 20th century. Places like Riga in Latvia are the centers for casinos and they offer twenty four hour gambling luxury. Russians are thus trying to woo major casino giants to come to Russia and develop the gambling industry for the benefit of Russian economy.

The Japanese are no exception to the general rule that prizes attached to gambling are too good to resist. The games like Pachinko are the national pastimes and they men as well as women are now involved in the game for hours. The betting on horses has also had a substantial part of history in Japan. The Japanese also go for the national and local level super lotteries.

The global nature of gambling doen't possibly makes it a legal act. Many countries like China stringent rules against it and thus its usage in such countries is restricted. Gambling, if confined to the capable, may be a source of entertainment, but in the countries like Mexico it has become a big social problem. The game of chance plays an important role in driving poor people to it. Gambling can be fun but one must always know the limits.

 
 
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