Cherokees, Easley staff discuss new gambling contract
(RALEIGH) - The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians has met with the legal adviser to Governor Easley to talk about a new gambling agreement with the state as it seeks to add live poker at its casino.
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Gambling casinos history:
- In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.
- The name blackjack came from an early bet (since discontinued) that paid 10 to 1 if the player got a jack of spades and an ace of spades, both black cards, as the first two cards.
- Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
- 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.
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