Ex-trooper admits running betting ring
His thinning hair in a buzz cut, his massive shoulders sagging in a suit one size too big, a former state trooper on Thursday admitted to running a multimillion-dollar sports-betting ring and said he will implicate his co-defendants, including the former professional hockey player Rick Tocchet.
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Do you know that:
- Men and women tend to have different preferences in their gambling. Men are more likely to gamble in games such as blackjack and lotteries and women are more likely to engage in bingo and raffles.
- Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
- Casino gambling, including Indian gaming, is legal in 27 states and most of the casinos have been built in the last 5 years according to "America's Gambling Fever", U. S. News and World Report, 15 Jan 1996
- The introduction of the single zero wheel (with better odds for the player) resulted in the demise of the double zero wheels in Europe and has become known as the "French Wheel" in roulette history.
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