Indiana riverboat casinos face slump in admissions
Numbers for southern Indiana riverboat casinos for October show a continued softness for the year, in what one casino finance executive termed the sign of a maturing market. Overall year-to-date, admissions are down for two of the three casinos located within a short drive of Cincinnati.
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Gambling history facts:
- Horse racing is the best known and widespread parimutuel betting event. Horse racing is the only form of partimutuel wagering legal in California.
- In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.
- The Gold Rush brought a huge increase in the amount and types of gambling to California. San Francisco replaced New Orleans as the center for gambling in the United States.
- The casino at Spa, a Belgian resort town noted for its mineral baths, was built by the Prince Bishop of the province of Liege in 1763.
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