Yamin is on the hook, Daughtry ready for the big contract

The young Paris Bennett belted out Prince’s ‘Kiss’ and Mary J. Blige’s ‘Be Without You’ on Tuesday, but the performances weren’t enough to keep her on American Idol. Bettors at Sportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino, weren’t behind Paris either and if betting trends are any indication, then Elliot Yamin will be the next to go, with only 4.6 per cent of wagers backing the

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Thu, May 4th, 2006

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Gambling history facts:

  • Legal gambling activities include state lotteries; parimutuel betting on horses, greyhounds, and jai-alai; sports book-making; card games; keno; bingo; slot machines; progressive slot machines; video poker machines; video keno machines; video blackjack machines; and video roulette machines.
  • Indian tribes have used their position as sovereign entities to develop a number of gaming establishments. Indian casinos operate in 22 states. This number is expected to grow.
  • 1905: The town of Las Vegas is founded when the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company holds a land auction at the site on May 15.
    1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time.
  • 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
    1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker.