Tribes play it safe with gaming bill
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 23 (COPLEY NEWS SERVICE): As federal officials finalize legislation to draw a clear line between slot machines and bingo-based devices, California tribes are lining up on both sides of the high-stakes debate.
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Interesting gambling information:
- The first legal lottery in the twentieth century was the New Hampshire Sweepstakes which began on March 12, 1964. Currently 37 states and the District of Columbia operate lotteries.
- Pathological gambling is recognized as a medical disorder by the American Psychiatric Association and has elements of addiction similar to alcohol and drug addiction.
- Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
- Keno, the casino version of lotto, originated in China nearly 2000 years ago when Cheung Heung devised a lottery as a way of raising funds for his province's army.
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