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.

A policeman stands next to supporters of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta lying unconscious after being beaten by police when they tried to storm through gates to get in during Kenyatta's inauguration ceremony at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Kenyatta is being sworn in on Tuesday, ending a months-long election drama that saw the first vote nullified by the country's top court and the second boycotted by the opposition. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)

A woman runs while another woman ducks down to avoid teargas as police disperse supporters of the opposition Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD), led by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, during a demonstration against Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, 09 May 2016. (Photo by Dai Kurokawa/EPA)

Olivia Culpo arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 18, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by J. Emilio Flores/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)

A man smokes a marijuana cigarette to celebrate 420, in Times Square amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York City, New York, U.S., April 20, 2021. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

Nestled among the cocoa plantations of western Ivory Coast is a gold mine that does not feature on any official maps. It is not run by an industrial mining company, nor does it pay taxes to the central government. The unlicensed mine is a key part of a lucrative business empire headed by the deputy commander of the West African nation's elite Republican Guard, United Nations investigators allege. Here: A gold prospector sits and eats close to a soldier at a gold mine near the village of Gamina, in western Ivory Coast, March 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Ultra orthodox children stick their tongues out as snow falls on March 2, 2012 in Jerusalem, Israel. This is the first time in four years that the Israeli captial has experienced snow fall. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

In this handout image provided by Red Bull, Artem Silchenko of Russia dives from the 27 metre platform at training on Hong Island in the Andaman Sea during the final stop of the 2013 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on October 25, 2013 at Krabi, Thailand. (Photo by Romina Amato/Red Bull via Getty Images)