Type Joint Stock Corporation Industry Online Gaming and Online Sportsbook Founded 1999 in Wels (Austria), AG (2004) Founder(s) Jochen Dickinger und Franz Ömer Headquarters Düsseldorf (Germany) Products Sportsbook, Casino, Poker, Games including Greyhounds and horse racing Revenue 1.476,2 Million Euro (as of 2010) Employees 167 (as of July 2011) bet-at-home.com AG is a leading European [...]

Casino tokens are small colored metal or plastic discs used in gambling establishments in lieu of currency or coins. There are two types of tokens used in casinos: multicolor tokens of various denominations called chips, used primarily in table games; and metal token coins, used primarily in slot machines. Money is exchanged for the token [...]

A cheque (CwE) or check (AmE), thought to have developed from Persian چك chek, is a negotiable instrument instructing a financial institution to pay a specific amount of a specific currency from a specific demand account held in the maker/depositor’s name with that institution. Both the maker and payee may be natural persons or legal [...]

Harry Truman’s poker chips The history of poker is a matter of some debate. The name of the game likely descended from the French poque, which descended from the German pochen (‘to knock’), but it is not clear whether the origins of poker itself lie with the games bearing those names. It closely resembles the [...]