Last-minute push promotes casino

An Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma bingo hall is good for business in a town neighboring his, the mayor of Seneca, Mo., told the Tribune Chronicle on Friday.

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Sun, November 6th, 2005

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  • In 1980, the American Psychological Association included pathological gambling in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III).
  • Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.
  • Men and women tend to have different preferences in their gambling. Men are more likely to gamble in games such as blackjack and lotteries and women are more likely to engage in bingo and raffles.
  • Keno, the casino version of lotto, originated in China nearly 2000 years ago when Cheung Heung devised a lottery as a way of raising funds for his province's army.