Gorge casino opponents cite gambling threat in Hood River forum
Opponents to a tribal casino focused heavily on the social ills brought by gambling during a special forum last week. There is a tremendous amount of crime directly associated in Las Vegas with gambling, said George Holt, who is a former prosecutor from Clark County, Nev.
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Casino gambling facts:
- Riverboat Gaming Has Captured 20% of the Casino Market Share. Mississippi now has more gambling square footage than Atlantic City.
- Parimutuel wagering refers to the type of gambling where the total prize pool is based upon the amount of money wagered. The more money gambled, the bigger the prize.
- The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
- 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.
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