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I just wanted to make a comment about “Inappropriate Advertising.” It had named that both casinos had gone into the sexual advertising thing, and only one has done both of those. Both the Mustang, Charger and the Black Beauty are both from the same casino.

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Tue, November 15th, 2005

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Gambling history facts:

  • 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.
  • In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.
  • Las Vegas in Nevada owes its success to the mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel who organized gaming and bookmaking operations for The Mob (the Mafia).
  • In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.