Smoke threat cited in bars, casinos
New Jersey bars, restaurants, casinos and bowling alleys where smoking is allowed expose their employees to second-hand smoke hazards in excess of the federal safety minimum, anti-smoking advocates announced Monday as they set the stage set for a legislative battle due within weeks.
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Gambling casinos history:
- Lotteries Have Been Prominent Throughout History. Ancient India, China, Greece, and Japan all had lotteries. The emperor Nero had lotteries for prizes at parties.
- The term "turned the tables" is actually a chess term coming from the mid 1600's. When a player was losing, they would physically turn the chess table to assume the winning side of the table.
- Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
- Nevada is the oldest and largest legalized gaming center in the United States. Gaming was legalized in Nevada in 1931 in the middle of the Great Depression as a form of economic stimulant.
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