Archive for April, 2008

History of Video Poker

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

The Video Poker is a mixture of slot machines and 5 cards draw. The goal of Video poker is like the rules of poker, meaning obtaining the best hand.

We don’t know the exact date of the invention of poker en ligne , because nobody knows where he first arrived or who invented it. But if the history of Poker is unlit, the history of video poker should have started in the 70’s of the last century, when the chip, composing necessarily to operate all computers, were developed.

However, the ancestor of the video poker machines that we actually know can be dated from the 19th century, when the grand parents of the slot machines ( called that time, ” one armed bandits” used poker cards.

In the beginning of the vide poker history, the player inserted a coin in poker machine and pulled the handle, turning the rolls that contained the poker cards. When the cards stopped, if there was a winning card, the player won cigarettes and drinks.

During the end of the 70’s the history of Video poker expanded rapidly, thanks to the new technology with the development of computers and respective chips circuits.
With screens, sound and visual effects, this machine has been installed in all the casinos, including in a online casino.

Today the Video poker machine as well as the Video poker on line is yet one of the most popular games in casinos.

History of Bingo

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

The Bingo and its origins

The Bingo is documented in the game history since the 15th century; it was born in Italy in 1530 under the name of “Lotto”, Designation that keeps it till today. The bingo expanded in Europe. The Germans used the Bingo as an information tool: the design of a Bingo card was adopted like a didactic instrument. The rules of

Bingo evolved in the line of years, as well as in the gambling on line industry.
The name of Bingo

In 1929, Edwin Lowe developed the Bingo like we know it these days. In the beginning, the bingo was called Beano, because beans were used to mark the numbers. So the beano was yet vertical and diagonal lines. In Beano, when a line was filled, the player used to shout “Beano”. The legend says that someone shouted “Bingo” by mistake and the name stayed then. Lowe thought that this name, one the brand registered, he charged for its use from the side of other producers for only one dollar.

The Bingo today

Actually the Bingo is one of the most lovable games in traditional casinos as well as in casinos on line. It is played all over the world. The victory of Bingo is a unique sensation. Under all its forms, the bingo and the bingo on line is yet the most popular hazard games.