I have lost enough money to build a casino.
- Samuel Lewis rueful nineteenth-century gambler

We detest begging, we spend large sums in the anti-gambling movement, but we publish betting tips because we cannot sell our newspapers without them.
- Lord Sands 1918 the most delicate of hypocrisies from this newspaper proprietor

The evidence we have found has led us to the conclusion that the negative image of gamblers, of speculators and of gambling is due to prejudice, to the distorted image heavily promoted by some powerful groups who, however, have not had much evidence to support their views.
- Reuven and Gabrielle A Brenner preface to Gaming and Speculation 1990

Man is not a born gambler but, from his experiences in life, he acquires a fascination for the elements of chance, and seeking to emulate his elders, he attempts to exploit these factors in pursuance of reward. It would appear that gambling in the betting sense is a thread in the pattern of social evolution – a thread that has remained unbroken since the dawn of time.
- J Philip Jones Gambling Yesterday and Toady 1973

In Vegas everything is done to make you gamble and forget all else. There is food and drink and music and women – who all play their part in eliminating Methodist principles from your mind.
- Sir Clement Freud Sporting Life 1 March 1994

For more quotes visit - > - > - > Casinos .Net