The casino in numbers: the 5 records listed in the Guinness Book

Of course, no "world's largest pizza", "fastest man in the world", or "oldest car in the world" will be featured in this article... Our cup of tea, as you know, is the world of gaming. This week, we invite you to discover a TOP list of gambling-related records. Interesting facts and impressive records to discover here:

#5 – The number of online poker players in a room

What an intriguing record… On September 6, 2009, a major online betting site decided to organize a tournament of virtual poker . 307,016 players ended up on the Isle of Man, playing on 42,814 different virtual poker tables.

#4 – The World's Oldest Casino Dealer

And… the oldest croupier in the world is a woman! Joanna Dodd, in fact, won the record for the oldest croupier in the world on February 20, 2015. She was aged 79 years and 36 days at the time and worked at the Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas. We hope she wore good glasses!

#3 – The longest poker game in history

Cypriot player Phil Laak spent 1 15 hours non-stop to play poker, nearly 5 days! The record was achieved in 2010, from June 2 to 7 Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The record was watched live by 117,000 people.

#2 – Most Casinos Visited in 24 Hours

Record was first achieved by a father and son, Jeremy and Jack Freeman (USA), in 2007, then equaled by Kimo Ah Yun and Gary Meyer, two American friends. Both teams visited... 69 casinos in less than 24 hours , in Las Vegas of course!

# 1 – 206.85 m, the largest Blackjack table in the world

The record was set on September 13, 2012 at Casino Viejas in Alpine, USA. This table of black jack On the 21st anniversary of the casino, a large format table was set up as an honor. A real Blackjack game was organized at this table, with six casino employees and one dealer participating and playing with traditional rules. oversized cards and tokens in order to stay in line with the size of the table.