The 10 Spot: June 30, 2006
With the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest coming up on July 4, the 10 Spot naturally wondered which sports figures we would like to see compete. We hope that any and all of them would fare better than William (Refrigerator) Perry’s pitiful performance in 2003, when he downed a mere four franks.
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Gambling casinos history:
- Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.
- Nevada is the oldest and largest legalized gaming center in the United States. Gaming was legalized in Nevada in 1931 in the middle of the Great Depression as a form of economic stimulant.
- The Gold Rush brought a huge increase in the amount and types of gambling to California. San Francisco replaced New Orleans as the center for gambling in the United States.
- People earning $10,000 per year gamble more than twice as much money as people earning $30-40,000 per year. People earning $10,000 per year gamble four times as much money as those making $80,000 or more per year.
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