Preservationists and Anti-Gambling Groups Plan to File Lawsuit
(Buffalo, NY, December 31, 2005) - - If a group of Western New Yorkers has its way, the Senecas will not expand their casino empire here in Buffalo. Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, along with preservationists and anti gambling groups plan to file a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday.
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Gambling casinos history:
- During the 1950s, the Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce held a number of hearings on criminal influence in the casino industry. The committee was chaired by Senator Estes Kefauver, and the committee is also known by his name.
- Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
- In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.
- In 1978, New Jersey became the second state to legalize casino gambling in an attempt to revitalize the rundown resort area of Atlantic City. The legalization was restricted only to Atlantic City.
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