Should gambling be legal everywhere in California? YES

The California state budget is currently in a deficit of 15 billion dollars, by far the largest state deficit in the United States, and expanding gambling throughout the state would be the most effective way to …

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Wed, November 30th, 2005

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
  • By the 1370s, playing cards had reached Europe in a form that is recognizable today, with a pack consisting of 52 cards with suits of swords, polo-sticks, cups and coins.
  • By the 18th and 19th centuries a dice game called Hazard had become popular in England and was played by the aristocracy in private gambling houses.
  • Gambling is Often Legalized to Promote Economic Development of Depressed Areas. That was an important motivation in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and many of the other locales for casinos.