Trump, Casino Stocks Drop as Atlantic City Shuts Down

July 5 (Bloomberg) — Shares of Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. and other casinos fell after the companies shut down their Atlantic City gambling floors for the first time in their 28- year history, casualties of a New Jersey state budget impasse.

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Wed, July 5th, 2006

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  • Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
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