Report: Smoking Ban Could Hurt Ontario Gambling Revenues

ONTARIO â As reported by CRFA News Radio: “Ontario’s smoking ban could burn as much as 500 million dollars out of the province’s gambling revenues. CASINO CITY NETWORK: Casino City | Online Casino City | Casino City Times | Casino City Press | GBDonline Casino City is an independent directory and information service not affiliated with any casino.

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Tue, January 31st, 2006

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    1959: Wayne Newton performs in Vegas for the first time, despite the fact that he is still too young to enter a casino.
  • Originally, the double-zero wheel started in Europe and the single-zero wheel started in America. But, Europeans liked the single-zero wheel better, and Americans liked the double-zero wheel better so they switched. Today, the American wheel and double-zero wheel are synonymous.
  • One of the oldest casinos in Europe, at Baden Baden in Germany, was opened in 1748 by Edouard Benazet, who employed Parisian craftsmen to design the stylish rooms.