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Gambling

Wiesbaden, Germany

Wiesbaden Kurhaus Spielbank

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.

All You Need to Play the Alaskan Lottery Is an Ice Guess

The Tanana River's annual melt has thrilled gamblers for over a century.

Bailey Berg May 11, 2020

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City's First Slot Machine

Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.

Las Vegas, Nevada

The Last Remaining Sigma Derby Machine

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

mechanical instruments

Time Is Running Out for a Beloved Mechanical Horse-Race Game in Vegas

There's only one Sigma Derby machine left.

Sarah Kurchak January 30, 2019

Las Vegas Boulevard Just Took a Step Back in Time

The iconic, illuminated Silver Slipper has been restored to its original look.

Matthew Taub August 8, 2018

Permanently Closed

Miami Jai-Alai

The timeworn "Yankee Stadium" of the fastest game in the world isn't going anywhere.

Barquilleros of Madrid

To earn a waffle from these vendors, you must first play a game of roulette.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Bugsy Siegel Monument

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

One 18th-Century Horse Eclipsed All the Others

The temperamental, spirited, fast steed that changed horse racing forever.

Natasha Frost August 2, 2017

How Competitive Walking Captivated Georgian Britain

In 1815, thousands of people came to watch George Wilson, the "Blackheath Pedestrian," walk 1,000 miles.

Linda Rodriguez McRobbie June 29, 2017

Online Poker Players Are Exiled in Paradise

When will the party end for online poker's refugees?

Sarah Laskow April 25, 2017

Missing March Madness? Try Small-Town Ice Betting

Hatfield Point, Canada is deep into their annual Bay Ice-Break-Up Contest.

Cara Giaimo April 5, 2017

Las Vegas, Nevada

Atomic Liquors

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Atlas Obscura's Great Nevada Road Trip

Five days. Fifty hidden wonders. A thousand miles.

Sponsored by Travel Nevada

White King

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

Meat Raffles are the Juiciest Bar Trend

Meet the meat raffle, a British bar tradition transported to the U.S.

Natalie Zarrelli June 9, 2016

The Hot 19th Century Sport That Launched Modern Athletic Betting? Competitive Walking

Jessie Guy-Ryan February 7, 2016