Italian ban lifted for Malta licensee
Maltese online gaming company, Astrabet has successfully campaigned to re-establish their service connection in Italy after a decree banning online gambling sites from Italian ISPs was made in February by the Italian authorities.
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Gambling history facts:
- In Cuba, during the 1950's, the blackjack shoe was first introduced. The dealers in Cuba handled the cards really well and management thought that the dealers may be being a little too good to their friends. So, to curb their suspicions, management decided to use a "dealing box" which is currently known as a shoe.
- Playing cards are believed to have been invented in China and/or India sometime around 900 A.D. The Chinese are thought to have originated card games when they began shuffling paper money (another Chinese invention) into various combinations.
- The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
- Casino gambling, including Indian gaming, is legal in 27 states and most of the casinos have been built in the last 5 years according to "America's Gambling Fever", U. S. News and World Report, 15 Jan 1996
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