Mountaineer Announces Third Quarter Results

MTR Gaming Group Incorporated reports a third-quarter profit of 3.2-million dollars.

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Tue, November 8th, 2005

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Interesting gambling information:

  • Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700's where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one) and has been in United States since the 1800's.
  • The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
  • Video Poker machines were introduced in the 1970s, when an oil embargo had a negative impact on Vegas revenues. The machines were popular enough to spark a recovery in casino business.
  • As early as 1420, lotteries were used in Europe for public works. High-value commodities such as land and art were often sold through lotteries.