Gambling With Freedom
The House of Representatives voted 245 to 159 to pass the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999. Because of a rule requiring two-thirds approval, the measure didn’t pass. Its sponsor, Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., plans to introduce it again when only a majority is needed for passage.
Related Gambling News:
- Sweetheart Bingo fundraiser
- State Antes Up For Online Gambling Battle
- Sweetheart Bingo is Sunday in New Freedom
- Double basket bingo is set for Saturday
- New Freedom bingo benefit for new monument
- Basket bingo for a cause
- Bingo supports Scout troop
- Freedom fest basks in bingo, bandannas
- Chandler man fights gambling charges
- Businessman, sheriff’s office battle over gambling
- Gambling ‘cold calls’ could lure problem gamblers: politicians
- Packer legend investigated for gambling
Interesting gambling facts:
- When playing blackjack, always split Aces and never split 4's, 5's or Tens. You would be surprised at how many players split Tens. Why risk getting a lower hand when you already have a twenty value? Also note that at most casinos, you are not allowed to re-split Aces.
- 1941: The Strip gets its first luxury hotel. El Rancho Vegas sets the trend for many of the themed resorts that sprout along the Strip in later years.
1942: The first wedding chapel, the Little Church of the West, opens on the Strip in the Last Frontier Hotel. - Nevada is the oldest and largest legalized gaming center in the United States. Gaming was legalized in Nevada in 1931 in the middle of the Great Depression as a form of economic stimulant.
- Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700's where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one) and has been in United States since the 1800's.
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