Harvesting churches
The altar was old. It was ornate. And it was on the gambling floor of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. James Lang was startled when he saw it there. Lang, vicar of parishes for the Roman Catholic diocese in Syracuse, N.Y., had a chat with the manager about desecration. The altar eventually was removed. “They thought it looked cool,” Lang remembers.
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Gambling casinos history:
- Horse racing is the best known and widespread parimutuel betting event. Horse racing is the only form of partimutuel wagering legal in California.
- Indian tribes have used their position as sovereign entities to develop a number of gaming establishments. Indian casinos operate in 22 states. This number is expected to grow.
- In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
- 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker.
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