New Zealand Casino Licence Hangs in the Balance

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — As reported by Newstalk ZB: “A landmark hearing to decide whether to suspend Dunedin Casino’s licence is underway in Auckland.

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Mon, July 31st, 2006

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  • Gambling became legalized in Vegas in 1931 by Mayme V. Stocker and J.H. Morgan who was issued Clark County Gaming License No. 1.
  • 1905: The town of Las Vegas is founded when the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company holds a land auction at the site on May 15.
    1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time.
  • The most significant forms of illegal gambling in the United States are numbers, betting with bookmakers or bookies, and sports pools or sports cards.