888 and gambling
 

Does in USA/UK number 888 is associated with gambling or games? I have noticed that many online gambling sites are using 888... Or it's more toll free number?

One of the biggest gambling sites online is 888.com

they are branches of 888.com

So 888 associations with gambling are only because of the 888.com site?

Gambling.. touchy subject. (I Need to call 1 800 Gambler )

i think 8 is a chinese lucky number, not so much a western thing. I know in Vancouver about 10 years ago there was a big housing boom fueled by people immigrating from HK and all the developers were trying to get street addresses with as many 8's as possible because they could charge a premium for it. 888 whatever st is very common. similiarly 4 was avoided because it sounds like "death", so you'll see apartment buildings that skip 4th floor (like how most buildings don't have a 13th floor). the last place i lived in vancouver was missing 4, 13, 14, 24, and 34.

hows that for xmas morning trivia.

chinese (and other asian cultures) assign luck to the number 8 much in the same way that americans have "lucky 7". Combinations of the number 8 are considered a good sign, lucky...

My cell phone number ends with 888. :)

Alex