Former Aide to DeLay Is to Help in Fraud Case Against Lobbyist
Michael Scanlon has agreed to cooperate in a fraud case involving the Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s purchase of a fleet of gambling boats.
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- Lobbying intense to delay casino smoking ban
- Casino delay is a disappointment for downtown
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- Failure to win delay cost Patrick on casino vote
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Casino gambling facts:
- In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.
- When playing blackjack, always split Aces and never split 4's, 5's or Tens. You would be surprised at how many players split Tens. Why risk getting a lower hand when you already have a twenty value? Also note that at most casinos, you are not allowed to re-split Aces.
- The second oldest casino hotel resort on the Las Vegas Strip was the Last Frontier and it opened in October of 1942. It had 105 guestrooms and the property was made to look like an old western town. The first casino hotel resort opened just 18 months earlier and was called El Rancho.
- 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.
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