Judge to decide today whether casino will be on the ballot
PROVIDENCE — The federal judge who today will decide whether Rhode Island will vote in November to expand gambling is focused on how the Narragansett Indian Tribe would benefit from the proposed West Warwick casino.
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Casino gambling facts:
- In 1973, the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling was created to study gambling in the United States.
- Dice games have existed in one form or another for over 2000 years and were originally played with dice fashioned from the knucklebones of sheep.
- The name blackjack came from an early bet (since discontinued) that paid 10 to 1 if the player got a jack of spades and an ace of spades, both black cards, as the first two cards.
- Casino is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: a small country house, or a building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, gaming, or a game at cards.
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