What’s a Sport These Days?

This to bad sports programming on cable TV. I guess there’s a market for it somewhere, but I don’t get that when there’s hundreds of games to be shown, be it football, basketball or baseball, I’m stuck watching …

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Wed, August 2nd, 2006

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Gambling casinos info:

  • Gambling is Often Legalized to Promote Economic Development of Depressed Areas. That was an important motivation in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and many of the other locales for casinos.
  • As early as 1420, lotteries were used in Europe for public works. High-value commodities such as land and art were often sold through lotteries.
  • Dog racing (a race among greyhounds who chase after a mechanical rabbit) operates in 17 states. Jai-alai (a game similar to handball) is legal in just three: Connecticut, Florida, and Rhode Island.
  • Parimutuel wagering refers to the type of gambling where the total prize pool is based upon the amount of money wagered. The more money gambled, the bigger the prize.