Slot troubles
A proposal to legalize slot machines at the state’s four race tracks was dealt a serious wound Wednesday when House Speaker Sal DiMasi came out against the bill.
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Interesting gambling information:
- Although baccara has its origins in medieval Italy, it soon spread to France, where it was called "chemin de fer" (meaning railway, due to the action of the card box or shoe passing around the table on "tracks").
- The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
- The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
- Baccara (Italian) or baccarat (French) both translate to "zero" in English. The importance of this name is found in the tens and face cards, both sharing the zero value.
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