Editorial: Make Pa. a winner / The Legislature has a chance to fix the slots law

If residents need further proof that Pennsylvania botched the legislation to permit slots casinos, they should consider the ridiculous impasse over how distributors of the slot machines will operate.

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Wed, October 26th, 2005

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Casino gambling facts:

  • Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
  • The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
  • In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
  • Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.