A charred deer figure stands in the ruins of a devastated home, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, California, on January 14, 2025. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

Kate O'Connor, of Ireland, makes an attempt in the pentathlon long jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)

In an aerial view, a flooded section of farmland is seen next to a home in Cadiz, Kentucky, U.S. April 18, 2025. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Reuters)

Emma Navarro of the U.S. celebrates with supporters after beating Veronika Kudermetova of Russia in their second round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Photo by Joanna Chan/AP Photo)

For a long time the laws of Canada have explicitly banned gambling in any form. This may be the reason why the country does not have so many gambling establishments as the USA - but their quality surely makes up for the quantity. The first Canadian casino was opened in Dawson City, Yukon, in 1972 - it was the first one after gambling has been banned in the country in 1892. The Diamond Tooth Gertie's Gambling Casino did not operate for long, though. The first permanent commercial casino was opened in 1989, and it was the first of many - there are currently 75 casinos operating on Canadian soil.

Miniature books and furniture are displayed in the "library" of the Astolat Castle, a 3 metre (9 foot) tall dollhouse, currently on display in New York November 14, 2015. Appraised at $8.5 million, the Astolat Castle, weighs 363 kg (800 pounds) and has 29 rooms, according to local media. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Pilot Akmal Bin Abdul Kahar watches South Korea's Black Eagles aerobatics team perform a manoeuvre during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center February 18, 2016. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)