Racetracks, casinos to stay open through holiday despite state shutdown
Horse racing will continue through at least the end of Tuesday and casinos will remain open until at least Wednesday morning, although both could be closed afterward because of the government shutdown that began Saturday. Appellate court Judge Stephen Skillman ruled that horse tracks should remain open until the end of Tuesday to “assure the opportunity for orderly closure,” according to Winnie
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Gambling history facts:
- 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.
- In 1911 US legislation prohibited stud poker but ruled that draw poker was a game of skill and therefore was not illegal.
- Dice games have existed in one form or another for over 2000 years and were originally played with dice fashioned from the knucklebones of sheep.
- The current wave of legal lotteries started in New Hampshire, spread to other North-Eastern states, and then across the nation.
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