More Gulf Coast Casinos Expected to Reopen
TUNICA, Mississippi As reported by the Mississippi Clarion Ledger: “Some gamblers who flocked to Gulf Coast casinos before Hurricane Katrina have migrated to Tunica and Vicksburg, but that’s changing as casinos reopen along the Coast, gaming experts said Thursday during the 13th annual Southern Gaming Summit.
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- Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos showing gains
- Casinos flourish on storm-hit Gulf Coast
- Third Gulf Coast casino set to reopen Friday
- 10 Coast casinos to be open by fall
- More casinos set to open soon on the Gulf Coast
- Gulf Coast casinos to close Sunday
- Three operating Gulf Coast casinos doing well after Katrina
- Three Operating Gulf Coast Casinos Doing Well Post-Katrina
- Gulf Coast Casinos Draw Holiday Gamblers
Interesting gambling facts:
- 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.
- Casino chips were used in the 18th century as a substitute for money being wagered. Originally, they were pieces of bones, mother of pearl or ivory engraved with the name of the casino and their respective value.
- In 1891, Sittman and Pitt of Brooklyn began to manufacture the first nationally known poker card machines. The machines maintained their enormous popularity until just before World War I.
- In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
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