Irish Finance Minister Led Cabinet Calls for Justice Minister to Scrap Casinos Ban
DUBLIN, Ireland — As reported by the Sunday Business Post: “Minister for Finance Brian Cowen was at the forefront of cabinet opposition to legislation banning casinos, which sparked the u-turn by justice minister Michael McDowell, according to sources.
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Interesting gambling information:
- Baccara (Italian) or baccarat (French) both translate to "zero" in English. The importance of this name is found in the tens and face cards, both sharing the zero value.
- Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
- Legal gambling operations in Washington reported $1.7 billion in net receipts in 2005: 61 percent was reported by tribal casinos, 10 percent came from the state lottery. 2 percent of responders in a February state survey said they placed bets online.
- In Paris, legislation prohibiting playing cards was passed in 1377, and in Italy, playing cards and dice were burned.
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