DCI Protecting Gambling Interests
May 30th, 2006– It seems the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is becoming an increasing force in protecting the state’s billion-dollar-a-year gambling industry. The Gaming Bureau is already larger than the agency’s general criminal investigation unit and it’s growing.
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Gambling casinos history:
- 1951: On September 4, Frank Sinatra makes his Vegas debut, performing in the Crystal Room at the Desert Inn.
1959: Wayne Newton performs in Vegas for the first time, despite the fact that he is still too young to enter a casino. - 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.
- Video Poker machines were introduced in the 1970s, when an oil embargo had a negative impact on Vegas revenues. The machines were popular enough to spark a recovery in casino business.
- The most popular forms of illegal games are "numbers", which is essentially a lottery, and betting with bookies, typically sports betting.
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