Anti-gambling raiders stumble on suspected cop killer, drug suspects

Police operatives tasked to crack down on illegal gambling dens in Manila uncovered a drug den instead and arrested several suspects, including a man linked in the killing of a policeman last March.

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Mon, May 8th, 2006

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  • The first legal lottery in the twentieth century was the New Hampshire Sweepstakes which began on March 12, 1964. Currently 37 states and the District of Columbia operate lotteries.
  • Lotteries were brought to America in the 1800s by the thousands of Chinese immigrants who worked in the mines and on the railroads.