Casinos, Utopia may make southeastern Connecticut top tourist site
HARTFORD — Move over Fairfield County. New London County is making a name for itself. “The Connecticut Economy,” a quarterly magazine that discusses state economic issues, focused on arts, entertainment and leisure in its summer issue.
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Interesting gambling facts:
- Bingo as we know it today is a form of lottery and is a direct descendant of Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia - the Italian National Lottery organized in 1530.
- Gaming is now the States' favorite pastime. More individuals gamble than the combined total of those attending movies, sports, music events, theme parks and live entertainment.
- 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
- Although the Greeks had a profound understanding of mathematics they had no concept of probability, and assumed that the outcome of games of chance was due to the will of the gods.
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