Articles About Casablanca

The Speakeasy – Backroom Casinos Of The Early 20th Century

Nich Moore April 22, 2020 15:41:49

The prohibition era is an endless fascination for Hollywood. Perhaps it is the traumatic implications that draws them back time and time again. A lack of alcohol is an anathema to most moviemakers. Their portrayal of this era then is awash with backroom casinos, police raids and gangsters. Gambling merely exploiting another moral vice for entertainment. Online betting sites in the US like Bovada are today far more open of their affairs, so let us pry open this can of film.

The Origins Of Air Force One – The Presidential Aircraft

Nich Moore April 14, 2020 12:50:59

Today there are few aircraft more famous than the US President’s plane. However, the origins of Air Force one are far more humble than today’s converted Boeing made behemoths. In the days when air travel was more risky, and less necessary, the President simply hired aircraft. The first President to fly whilst in office was Roosevelt, travelling to the Casablanca Conference during the war. That was in a commercial aircraft. Two years later at Yalta he had his own aircraft.

Gambling In Cyprus Faces Crap Christmas Crack Down

Nich Moore December 21, 2016 05:26:24

Cypriot gambling laws lag behind popular enjoyment of recreational betting but this Christmas gambling in Cyprus faces a crack down by the island’s police force who are scrupulous in their attention of detail, however given their results so far you can’t help thinking it’s a bit more Keystone Kops than Miami Vice and that gamblers […]

The Biggest Gamblers In The Movies Always Seem To Lose

Nich Moore September 12, 2016 11:21:31

Whilst there are a lot of movies that feature mansion casino gambling, in grandiose edifices of betting, or the notorious western saloon poker game that ends up in a shoot out, most films involve risk taking of some form or other and it is surprising how often an entire plot might hinge on a momentary […]

Sex And Gambling; Movie Fodder & Advertisers’ Weapon

Nich Moore June 6, 2016 05:18:26

In a world where the future is never certain, where we all gamble day to day on everything being okay or working out, you’d think that the manifest link between sex and gambling would be a well explored facet of entertainment and advertising, but alas the truth is that in a male dominated world the […]