U.S. Fights Online Gambling with Arrests
Morning Edition , August 14, 2006 · One of the largest online gambling sites, Bet On Sports, has shut down its U.S.-market operations. The move came a few weeks after its CEO was arrested in Texas on charges that the company violated U.S. gambling laws. Adam Davidson reports.
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Do you know that:
- 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.
- Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.
- The most significant forms of illegal gambling in the United States are numbers, betting with bookmakers or bookies, and sports pools or sports cards.
- The first airplane flight to Las Vegas was made in May, 1920, with Lieutenant Randall Henderson, editor of the Blythe, California Herald, and Jack Beckley.
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