Northern Nevada Set for $500M Waterfront Hotel, Casino | CPNonline
There really is water in the desert and Olympia Gaming L.L.C. plans to give visitors to its new hotel and casino a front and center view of it. The Las Vegas-based gaming development company just announced that it will build a new $500 million lodging and gambling facility at RED Development L.L.C.s planned Legends at Sparks Marina outdoor shopping and entertainment destination in Sparks, Nev.
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Interesting gambling facts:
- In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.
- The term "turned the tables" is actually a chess term coming from the mid 1600's. When a player was losing, they would physically turn the chess table to assume the winning side of the table.
- 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
- In 1857, Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to his Mediterranean principality to boost its finances.
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